Deep Sky Object in Autumn
Abell 194 (Galaxy Cluster in Cetus)


Date & Time: Dec 23 2011, from 21:32 to 22:02 JST(+0900)
Composed 6 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1790mm, F7.1)
with BaaderPlanetarium Moon & Skyglow filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera: Nikon D700
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(2784×1848)
Device Size...DX Format (24×16mm)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO3200


Abell 194 / Galaxy Cluster, type 0 1 II
R.A.01h 25m 36.0s
Dec.-01°30' 00"
Apparent Size56.0'
# of Galaxies37
Red ShiftN/A
Magnitude13.9
DistanceN/A
Supergalactic cluster -
This image has captured central region of a galaxy cluster lying at about 7 degrees north of theta Ceti. Abell 194 contains about 40 member galaxies, you can detect three major galaxies of NGC541, 545 and 547 look striking.
Numbers with 4 digits represent NGC #



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