Abell 1060 - Hydra Cluster
Abell 1060 - Hydra Cluster
Image of the Hydra Cluster (Abell 1060) acquired with the CHI1 telescope, using the Pro Dataset curated by Alex Curry.
The Hydra Cluster (or Abell 1060) is a galaxy cluster that contains 157 bright galaxies, appearing in the constellation Hydra. The cluster spans about ten million light-years and has an unusually high proportion of dark matter.
Abell 1060 is part of the Hydra-Centaurus supercluster. This is the nearest galaxy cluster to the Virgo supercluster, of which our Milky Way and our Local Group of galaxies is part of.
The Hydra Cluster (or Abell 1060) is a galaxy cluster that contains 157 bright galaxies, appearing in the constellation Hydra. The cluster spans about ten million light-years and has an unusually high proportion of dark matter.
Abell 1060 is part of the Hydra-Centaurus supercluster. This is the nearest galaxy cluster to the Virgo supercluster, of which our Milky Way and our Local Group of galaxies is part of.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-1 Planewave CDK24
Camera
FLI PL9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
January 2021
Filters
LRGB
Processing
AstroPixelProcessor, Photoshop CC (incl. AstroPanel 4.2 & Astronomy Tools plug-ins), Topaz Sharpen AI and Franzis Denoise Projects 3
Credits
Pro Dataset curated by Alex Curry
Comments
Looks good! Nice detail and color on the galaxies.
Thanks!