10-25-2008 5:36:13 UT Latitude: 43° 31′ 21″ North Longitude: 122˚ 52’ 35” West; 4658 ft. Snow Peak; S/E of Cottage Grove, OR Seeing: E Transparency: 6 SQM: 21.98. Telescopes / Optics: TEC 140mm f/7 Mount: AstroPhysics 1200 GTO. Camera: SBIG ST10xme CCD & CFW10 FOV: 48’ x 32’ FWHM: 2..24-2.95 Filter: Astrodon LRGB series E Gen. 2 Ha 9nm Information: The Perseus galaxy cluster (Abell 426) is about 250 million light-years from our galaxy and contains more that 500 catalogued galaxies. The brightest member is NGC 1275, near the left edge of the image, at magnitude 11.6. L=13, RGB=5 ; total 2 Hours 20 min. FWHM Range 2.36-2.68
The Perseus galaxy cluster (Abell 426) is about 250 million light-years from our galaxy and contains more that 500 catalogued galaxies. The brightest member is NGC 1275, at magnitude 11.6. NGC 1275 is a strong source of radio waves and x-rays. Abell 426 is the dominant member of the Perseus-Pisces Supercluster, spanning 15 degrees.. The super cluster extends to 300 million light-years and covers 40 degrees of the winter sky.
