This is a small part of the Abell 1377 galaxy cluster in U Maj. In the lower centre is NGC3888 with NGC 3850 peeping in on the left.
This is the best "Curdridge Deep Field" shot I've taken so far. A total of 7 hours exposure on the 8inch newtonian on this region has produced a smooth result which is jam packed with galaxies.
The glow at the top is the 5 mag star in the middle of the cluster, however I cannot count the number of galaxies in this field almost every speck is a galaxy.
View full sized image of ABELL 1377 Abell 1377 Galaxy cluster
cCaptured in Maxim and processed in Photoshop
This image was autoguided using my homemade off axis guider with Lodestar.
Imaged with my homemade telescope mount
Exposure Details :
141x180s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 with Artemis 285 camera
Equipment:
Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
