3C273 in Virgo

[kirkster501]

3c273 was the first quasar discovered in 1959.  it is also known as PGC41121.  It is said to be the most distant object amateurs will ever see visually (I have seen it myself) at 2.4 billion lights years.

Here's a quick 30 x 2 mins in each of RGB through my TEC140 last night.  Many PGC galaxies billions of lights years distant.

[tomato]

Brilliant, (very deep) thought provoking image.

[Davey-T]

Good catch Steve, I've got a pic' of it from a few years ago.

Dave