Colour filters have been used to highlight the difference between the yellow older population stars in the galaxy and the bluer colour of the jet. The image has been processed to show the jet - processed differently M87 would fill this little frame.
The image scale here is about 0.6 arc seconds per pixel.
View full sized image of M87 M87 Jet 3C 274, Virgo A
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 :
Coma Corrector Baader L 50x120s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 with Artemis 285 camera
Coma Corrector Baader Red 15x120s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 with Artemis 285 camera
Coma Corrector Baader Blue 15x120s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 with Artemis 285 camera
Coma Corrector Baader Green 15x120s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 with Artemis 285 camera
Equipment:
Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK