Hercules Galaxy Cluster

The Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151) is a cluster of about 200 galaxies some 500 million light years away in the constellation Hercules. It contains many spiral galaxies, including interacting galaxies.


Exposure
 • 4⅔ hours (40 x 10 minutes) @ -10°C
 • Dusk flats
Processing  • Calibration, registeraton, and stretching with PixInsight
 • Final tweaking in Photoshop CS6.
Date and Location  • June 28, 2019
 • Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Equipment
 • TMB-130SS APO refractor @ f/7 on an A-P 1200 mount
 • ZWO ASI-1600MC Pro color camera
 • Imaging and autoguiding with MaxIm DL 6.20
 • Automated image acquisition with ACP Observatory Control


Updated May 23, 2023