M 59 in Virgo 27th March 2020 @ 02:31 UT
Another 'fluffy' elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster. NGC 4638 makes an appearance bottom right and IC 809 (faintly) above (near image edge).
Image: 15 seconds x 149 frames (2235 seconds total), gain 6584, bin 2x2, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 7 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 59 is 52 million light years distant.
Charles Messier added M 83 in 1781.