Messier Challenge - M60 Elliptical Galaxy

M 60 in Virgo 27th March 2020 @ 01:52 UT

M60 large elliptical galaxy with the spiral galaxy NGC 4649 for comapny.

M60 and NGC 4649

Image: 15 seconds x 149 frames (2235 seconds total), gain 6584, bin 2x2, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 7.2 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 60 is 56 million light years distant.

Charles Messier added M 60 in 1779.