M85 in Coma Berenices 26th March 2020 @ 01:35 UT
M85 a lenticular galaxy accompanied by NGC 4394 spiral galaxy (right) and the smaller IC 3292 spiral (left)
Image: 15 seconds x 99 frames (1485 seconds total), gain 6579, bin 1x1, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 6.7 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.
NGC 4394 has interesting wisps (arms) extending from its brighter core and disc. A nice set of galaxies.
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 85 is 58 million light years distant.
Charles Messier discovered M 85 in 1781.