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Gallery of "Abell Galaxy Clusters" imaged with my 12" LX200 telescope and ST-10XME Camera (2019-2020+)

Abell Galaxy Clusters (AGC)

Objects from Abell Galaxy Cluster Catalogue (AGC) 
 
Bullet Abell 347 - Galaxy Cluster (NGC 910 et al)
Bullet Abell 370 - Galaxy Cluster
Bullet Abell 400 - Galaxy Cluster (NGC 1128 et al)
Bullet Abell 1656 - Galaxy Cluster (Coma Cluster,  NGC 4874 / NGC 4889 et al)
Bullet Abell 2065 - Galaxy Cluster (Corona Borealis Galaxy Cluster)
Bullet Abell 2151 - Galaxy Cluster (Hercules galaxy cluster)
 
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Abell 347 - Galaxy Cluster (NGC 910 et al)

Abell 347 Galaxy Cluster (Andromeda)
NGC 910 et al. Distance 250 mly

NGC 910 (catalog mag +12.2), PGC 9180 (catalog mag +15.5),
 PGC 212971 (catalog mag +16.7), PGC 9203 (catalog mag +15.1),
PGC 2188488 (catalog mag +16.9), PGC 2188914 (catalog +16.5),
PGC 2188161 (catalog mag +16.6), PGC 2186399 (catalog mag +17.3),
PGC 2186599 (catalog mag +16.0)

Image
Annotated CCD Image (70% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-09-19 00:41 UT (#811128-32)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

 
 Image
 Negative CCD Image (70% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above

 

Abell 347 Galaxy Cluster - Detail

Image
CCD Image (70% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above

 

 

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Abell 370 - Galaxy Cluster

Abell 370 (Cetus)

Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
8 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-09-19 03:12 UT (#811168-77)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2

 
Abell 370 with foreground galaxies
PGC 175370 (catalog mag +16.1),  PGC 1116603 (catalog mag +17.1),
PGC 1116254 (catalog mag +17.5), PGC 1115693 (catalog mag +17.8),
PGC 1115955 (catalog mag +18.3)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above

 
Abell 370 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above

 
Abell 370 - HST Image
resized & rotated to match image above
 Image
 Space Telescope Image (HST)
(based on image at https://hubblesite.org/image/4229/gallery )

 

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Abell 400 - Galaxy Cluster (NGC 1128 et al)

Abell 400 Galaxy Cluster (Cetus)
NGC 1128 et al

 NGC 1128/ PGC 11188 (catalog mag +13.9 ?), PGC 11189 (catalog mag +16.0),
PGC 11179 (catalog +15.3), PGC 11199 (catalog mag +15.8), 
PGC 11184 (catalog mag +16.0), PGC 11238 (catalog mag 16.2),
 PGC 11160 (catalog mag +16.2), PGC 11193 (catalog mag +16.4), 
PGC 11168 (catalog +16.4), PGC 11196 (catalog mag +17.1),
PGC 74254 (catalog mag +17.1), PGC 11171 (catalog mag +17.3)
PGC 11164 (catalog mag 18.0), PGC 141443 (catalog mag ?), 
PGC 11219 (catalog mag ?), PGC 141444  (catalog mag ?)

Image
CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-09-20 04:04 UT (#812263-66)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

Abell 400 Galaxy Cluster - Detail

Image
Annotated CCD Image (70% size, square root scale)
Image details as above
 
 Image
 Negative CCD Image (70% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 

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Abell 1656 - Galaxy Cluster (Coma Cluster)

Abell 1656 (Coma Berenices)
Abell 1656 / Coma Cluster comprises a vast multitude of galaxies
covering an area of 5.4 square degrees in Coma Berenices
 
IC 4040 and adjacent galaxies - Part of Abell 1656 galaxy cluster
IC 4040 (PGC 44789, catalog mag +15.3)
Adjacent galaxies: NGC 4889 (catalog mag +11.5),
 IC 4051 (catalog mag +13.2),  NGC 4908 (catalog mag +13.6),
NGC 4882 (catalog mag +13.9),  IC 4042 (catalog mag +14.3),
 IC 4041 (catalog mag +14.4), IC 4045 (catalog mag +14.9),
 IC 4021 (catalog mag +14.9),  IC 4033 (catalog mag +15.0),
IC 4011 (catalog mag +15.2), PGC 44784 (catalog mag +15.6), 
IC 4026  (catalog mag +15.7), NGC 4894 (catalog mag +16.1),
   PGC 44792 (catalog mag +16.2), PGC 44723 (catalog mag +16.3),
PGC 44815 (catalog mag +16.5), PGC 44740 (catalog mag +16.5),
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (70% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2022-01-29 01:13 UT (#961069-73)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  
Image
Negative CCD Image  (70% size, square root scale)
Image details as above
  
NGC 4874, NGC 4889 and adjacent galaxies - Part of Abell 1656 galaxy cluster
Image
Annotated CCD Image (46% size, square root scale)
6 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2022-01-06 04:17 UT (#949097-103)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
[ Full Size Image ]
 
Image
Negative CCD Image (46% size, square root scale)
Image details as above
[ Full Size Image ]
 
NGC 4874 - Detail
NGC 4874 (PGC 44628, catalog mag +12.7)
with adjacent galaxies
NGC 4871, NGC 4872, NGC 4873,
IC 3968, IC 3998, LEDA 44595, LEDA 44597,
LEDA 44636, LEDA 44644, LEDA 44651, LEDA 44652
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
NGC 4889 / Caldwell 35- Detail
NGC 4889 (PGC 44715, catalog mag +12.6)
 [ Caldwell Objects ] 
 with surrounding galaxies
NGC 4886, NGC 4894, NGC 4898,
IC 4011, LEDA 44708 & LEDA 126771
Image
Annotated CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
6 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2022-01-06 04:17 UT (#949097-103)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
 

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Abell 2065 - Galaxy Cluster (Corona Borealis Galaxy Cluster)

Abell 2065 (Corona Borealis)
Central part of galaxy cluster showing 80+ galaxies
Image

CCD Image (50% size reduction) 
3 x 120 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-05-11 23:39h UT (#368122-24)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

 
Abell 2065 - Galaxy Cluster
TheSky6 planetarium view of equivalent area to above image
showing central part of Abell 2065
Image
Screen capture from TheSky 6 (Software Bisque)

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Abell 2151 - Galaxy Cluster (Hercules galaxy cluster)

Abell 2151 (Hercules)

Part of Abell 2151 - Galaxy Cluster
Some 17 other faint galaxies not annotated
Image

Annotated CCD Image 
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter  
2007-04-05  00:55 h UT (#189214-17)

 
NGC 6041 (Serpens Caput)
[ NGC 6039 catalog mag +13.9, NGC 6040 catalog mag +14.5
NGC 6041 catalog mag +13.4, NGC 6043 catalog mag +14.4 )
Image
CCD Image
5 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2006-05-04 00:19 h UT (#121158-62)

Ref : http://pw2.netcom.com/~ahighe/a2151temp.htm

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