M58 - barred spiral galaxy in Virgo

Posted by tomdiana
on Monday, September 10, 2018

M 58 is one of the brightest galaxies in the Virgo cluster and only one of four barred spiral galaxies in the Messier catalog.

Telescope: TS-Optics 10" f/5 Newtonian
Mount: iOptron CEM60
Guiding: QHY5L-II on 50mm Stellarvue finder scope
Camera: modified Canon 650D; ISO 800; 27 five-minutes exposures

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