Spiral Galaxy Messier 100 in Canes Venatici
Taken by Thomas Wildoner on February 5, 2024 @
Weatherly, PA, USA
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Date Taken: 2024:02:28 13:32:03
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Messier 100 (also known as NGC 4321 or the Mirror Galaxy) is a grand design intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern part of the mildly northern Coma Berenices. It is one of the brightest and largest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster and is approximately 55 million light-years from our galaxy, its diameter being 107,000 light years. (ref: Wikipedia) The last time I imaged this galaxy was March 2023 when the dwarf planet Ceres was passing between the Earth and Messier 100 spiral arms.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12h 22m 54.9s
Declination: +15° 49′ 21″
Distance: 55 Mly
Group or cluster: Virgo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V): 9.3
Tech Specs: Orion 8” RC Telescope, ZWO ASI2600MC camera running at -10F, 162 x 60 seconds (2 hours and 42 minutes), Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in DSS and PixInsight. Image Date: February 5, 2024. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Photographer's website:
https://thedarksideobservatory.com
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