Abell 2151

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

Abell 2151 by Ken Crawford

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Image Equipment Details

  • RCOS 20" carbon truss - 100mm FFC
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta u16m
  • SBIG ST402 Guider
  • Astrodon MegaMoag
  • Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters

Exposure Details

  • Clear/ Lum = 600 minutes
  • Red = 180 minutes
  • Green = 180 minutes
  • Blue = 180 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 0 minutes
  • OIII 3nm. = 0 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 0 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 4
  • CCDStack2
  • Photoshop CC & PIxInsight

About this image


Abell galaxy cluster 2151 consists of around 200 galaxies with some as far away as 500 million light-years. Many of these galaxies are interacting with tidal debris and star steams. Click the full screen button to zoom and pan to see the details.

Full Size Image

Click on the image to the left to see AGC 2151 with many of its galaxies labeled - thanks to Sakib Rasool.

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