Jim Aldrich


4/27/2014 3:40:37 PM
NGC 4567 & 4568 are two merging galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. The "Siamese Twins" are ~60 mly from Earth. Several dimmer members of the Virgo Cluster surround the pair within this picture. LRGB composite of 42 ten minute images.

Journey's End Observatory
Planewave CDK-17
Paramount ME-II
SBIG STXL-11002M Camera
SBIG STXL-FW8G Guided Filter Wheel
AO-X Adaptive Optics

Comments about this picture from visitors:
Nice work Jim! Glad to see someone is getting under the stars. Looks like mastery of the new equipment is going well.
-Pat Holland
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