M49 in Virog 26th March 2020 @ 02:09 UT
A 'blob' of light, not as pretty as a spiral. The spiral galaxy NGC 4470 sits directly below and in this image is equally 'blobby'!
Image: 15 seconds x 84 frames (1260 seconds total), gain 6579, bin 1x1, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 6.1 deg C, 1 dark. Stacked in SharpCap Pro 3.2.6248.0. The image was stacked and adjusted in SharpCap. The image was scaled down and cropped in GIMP.
Equipment: Celestron CPC-800 at F5.9, Alt-Az mount, Altair Astro Hypercam 294C Pro Cooled (fan), Celestron Focuser, CPWI controlled remotely via Microsoft RDP and ASCOM.
Astrometry: M 49 is 54 million light years distant.
Charles Messier discovered M 49 in 1771.