M87
M87
The elliptical galaxy M87 is the home of several trillion stars and a supermassive black hole.
In the image there is a jet, blue in color, emanating from the center of the galaxy. The jet is powered by the accretion disk of a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.
In the image there is a jet, blue in color, emanating from the center of the galaxy. The jet is powered by the accretion disk of a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera
FLI PL 9000 CCD
Location
Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile
Date of observation
1 June, 2021
Filters
LRGB
Processing
PixInsight 1.8.9-3 Ripley (x64), BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator (RC Astro), Adobe PS
Credits
Image processed by Andrew Macica, original data from Telescope Live. Instruction on PixInsight from Adam Block Studios.
