Copyright © 2009 Larry Phillips
Hickson 44, galaxy cluster in the constellation. Contains NGC 3190 center, NGC 3187 lower left, NGC 3187 upper left, and NGC 3185 upper right. There are over 9 galaxies visible in this image.
Distance: 60 million light years.
Size: N/A
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM
Telescope: Astrophysics Starfire 140 EDT F7.5
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO with Advanced Telescope Systems portable pier
Images: Exposure of 76 subexposures @ 10 minutes each of 18 clear, 16 Red, 22 Green, 20 Blue for a total exposure time of 12 hours and 40 minutes.
Date: February 2009
Software: Camera, mount, and guider control - CCD Commander & MaximDL, Calibration and stacking - CCDStack, further processing in Photoshop CS4.