Jim Burnell's CCD Images - Abell 1377 Clicking on the image will display a high-resolution view.

 

Object: Abell 1377	Galaxy Cluster	Const.: Ursa Major
Camera: HX-916	Scope: Vixen R200SS	Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): IR block	Exposure: 63x60s	TeleVue Paracorr
The galaxy cluster Abell 1377 in Ursa Major. This image is a stack of 63 sixty second exposures using a Vixen R200SS 8" f/4 Newtonian with a coma corrector. The image was calibrated, defect corrected, stacked and gradient corrected, then a simple linear stretch was performed, all using AIP4WIN. This image has been resampled down from its original size of 1260x990.