Messier 59 (NGC 4621), Messier 60 (NGC 4649) – VdS Remote Hakos – Tak
As a member of the VdS remote observatory group, I have the opportunity to use the VdS remote observatory in Hakos, Namibia. You are allowed to process your own data obtained there as well as the data of other users.
In this case I use my own data for the result.
The result shows the elliptical galaxies Messier 59 and Messier 60 located in the constellation Virgo. Both galaxies are members of the virgo cluster.
Data calibration and registration and the final processing was done with PixInsight. (Please also have a look at my result with the Newton).
In the image you can find very many quasars. The most distant of them is:
SDSS J124626.48+110546.1 with a redshift of 3.688 an apparent magv of 21.0 (SDSS DR17).
The images were taken with the following equipment:
| Location | Hakos, Namibia |
| Telescope | Takahashi Epsilon-160ED |
| Focal length [mm] | 535 |
| Focal ratio | 3.3 |
| Mount | 10Micron GM3000 |
| Camera | Lacerta DeepSkyPro2600 C |
| Filter | Clear |
| Exposure time [min] | 156 |
| Resolution | 1.45″/px |
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