Photographer:
Mainak Chakraborty
Location of Photo:
Kolkata
Date/Time of photo:
26/11/2021
Equipment:
Explore Scientific ED 127 mm APO Triplet, QHY 294C Pro , Bresser 90/500 Guiding Kit ,ZWO ASI 290 MM Guidecam, SVbony UV/IR cut filter
Description:
The Fornax Cluster is a cluster of galaxies lying at a distance of approximately 62 million light-years. It has an estimated mass of 7±2 × 1013 solar masses, making it the second richest galaxy cluster within 100 million light-years, after the considerably larger Virgo Cluster. It can be divided into two subclusters : the main one, centered on NGC 1399, and a subgroup 3 degrees to the southwest centered on the lenticular galaxy NGC 1316. Fornax intracluster medium is filled with a hot, rarefied gas that emits X-rays and contains a number of intergalactic stars, some of which have produced novae. Equipments Used: Explore Scientific ED 127 mm APO Triplet QHY 294C Pro Bresser 90/500 Guiding Kit ZWO ASI 290 MM Guidecam SVbony UV/IR cut filter 60x120” Total Integration Time - 2 hrs. 25 Darks 20 Flats Bortle 5 Zone