by Bob Franke
Taken from 11/13/2010 to 1/3/2011 Chino Valley, AZ
RCOS 12.5" Ritchey-Chrétien w/ an SBIG STL-11000 camera using Astrodon Gen II filters.
LRGB Exposure Details:
Lum 465 min. (31 x 15 min.)
RGB 765 min. (17 x 15 min. each)
North is to the top.
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. NGC 1275 is a strong source of radio waves and x-rays.
Abell 426 is the dominant member of the Perseus-Pisces supercluster. The super cluster extends to 300 million light-years and covers 40 degrees of the winter sky.
For more info see URL http://bf-astro.com/abell426/abell426.htm