Object Information:

 

The large elliptical galaxies Messier 86 and Messier 84 and the spirals NGC 4438, NGC 4435, NGC 4402, and NGC 4388 are a few of the many  galaxies seen in this image.

  Imaged at: 

 

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona;
Elevation - 2,000 feet

  Equipment:  

 

Optics - Takahashi Epsilon 160 at f/3.3,

Mount - Astro Physics 1200 GTO,
Camera - Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) ST-2000XM CCD,
Filter - SBIG CFW-8

  Exposure Information:

 

May 7, 2005
A sum of three unfiltered 360 second images.

  Camera Control Software:

 

CCD Soft Ver. 5

  Image Processing Software:

 

Image calibration - MIRA AP 7; Final processing - Photoshop CS