Coma Cluster - Abell 1656 from Petts Wood

[Roberto]

Another one completed over the last couple of months because of poor weather.
Poor transparency meant colour for galaxies and stars was muted but aplenty for the background! 
This is an amazing area of the sky. The count of galaxies in the annotated image is 570! Maybe more stars than galaxies.

Enjoy!  https://www.astrobin.com/8kzq9w/C/?nc=user

Roberto



Annotated:

[MarkS]

Another excellent image.  Well done!

Mark

[Hugh]

Hi Roberto

These photographs are so illustrative of the hidden galaxies (especially in the annotated) and, if you don't mind, I would like to include them in my ''Space is BIG!' talk?

They will be attributed to you, of course!

Best

Hugh

[Roberto]

Mark, many thanks!

Hugh, of course - the scale of the cluster is mind-boggling.  And to think this is only a section of the super-cluster!  If you need a higher resolution image or one where the labels don't intrude as much, please let me know and I'll generate it.

Roberto

[RobertM]

Another excellent image, quite a result from Petts Wood ! 

Higher resolution did you say - yes please

Robert

[Carole]

Lovely image Roberto.  Well done.

Carole

[Hugh]

Thank you Roberto ~ the annotated is the one that gives the wow! factor ~ I can overlay one on the other.  It will give a good example of the vast number of galaxies there are and fits in nicely with that part of the talk.

Hugh

[ApophisAstros]

like it,
Roger