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Photographer:

vjagannathan

Location of Photo:

Washington D.C.

Date/Time of photo:

7-8 March 2023 / 22:36:35 - 05:06:01 and 8-9 March 2023 / 22:49:02 - 05:04:39

Equipment:

Scope: WO Zenith Star 81mm f/6.9 with WO 6AIII Flattener/Focal Reducer x0.8; Cooled Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro at 100 Gain and 50 Offset; Mount: iOptron GEM28-EC; Guider: ZWO Off-Axis Guider; Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 174mm mini; Focuser: ZWO EAF; Light Pollution Filter: Chroma LoGlow Broadband - 2"; Software: Pixinsight (for processing) and Photoshop (for inserting the inset).

Description:

Regarding the inset: The inset shows the image prior to post processing exhibiting a faint artifact at the 2 o'clock position on the core which may be indicative of the source of a plasma jet in M87. This feature is swamped out during post processing. I photographed M87 (an Elliptical Galaxy in Virgo) on 7-9 March 2023 from a Bortle class 8 area. Having acquired 51x300s subs, which equates to 4.3 hours of total exposure, I processed the data in Pixinsight.

Website:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/vasu-jagannathan/albums/72177720305080806

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