Thursday, May 29, 2008

April 22, 2008

M13


A stack of short sub-exposures using the DSI-C.  This image was actually taken at the end of the imaging session as clouds were beginning to cover the sky.

M58

One of only four barred spiral galaxies in the Messier Catalog, M58 is one of the brightest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. Discovered and cataloged by Messier in 1779, it was identified as a spiral by Lord Rosse.

It is currently thought to be about 60 million light years distant.



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