Stephan’s Quintet

Description:

An apparent cluster of five galaxies in the constellation Pegasus. In fact, the large galaxy at the bottom of the cluster has a measured distance of only 40 million  light years, compared to a distance of 300 million light years for the remaining four members, meaning that it is a foreground object and not a physical member of the cluster. At a distance of 300 million light years, the four physical members of the cluster comprise the farthest object that I have imaged.

Image Name:

Stephan's Quintet

Date Taken:

September 13, 2006

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Equipment Used:

Takahashi TOA-130 5" apochromat refractor telescope, SBIG ST-10XME CCD camera, Optec TCF-S focuser, Astrodon RGB filters.

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Constellation:

Pegasus (the "winged horse")

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