Deep Sky Object in Spring
Hydra I Cluster (Abell 1060)

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Date & Time: Jan 31 2020, from 26:14 to 27:34 JST(+0900)
Mosaic of 2 flames of 4min.×10shots
Optical: TAKAHASHI 16cm(6.3") epsilon (f=530mm, F3.3)
with IDAS LPS-D1 Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial & SBIG STV
Digital Camera: Canon EOS 6D (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5472×3648)
Device Size...35×24mm, Sensitivity...ISO1600


Abell 1060 / Galaxy Cluster, type 1 0 III
R.A.10h 37m (Rough position)
Dec.-27°31' (Rough position)
Apparent Sizeabout 60'
# of galaxies50
Red Shift0.0114
Magnitude12.7
Distance150 million light yrs.
Galactic superclusterHydra supercluster
This image has captured a comparatively closer galaxy cluster in Hydra. The cluster contains about 50 member galaxies in span of 1 degree, elliptical galaxy of NGC3311 and so on can be seen as principal members. The cluster has been estimated about 150 million light years away.
Numbers with 4 digits represent NGC #



NGC3268(Antlia Cluster)
NGC3338

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