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Fornax Cluster

Image taken at Clayton Bay, South Australia

Equipment - FSQ106ED and QSI683-8

Guiding - QSI OAG and SBIG ST-i.

Software - MaximDL, Focusmax, Pinpoint, CCDautopilot 5

LRGB 13.3hours

Darks, flats and biases applied

Processed in CCD stack and Photoshop CS6

Object -This group of galaxies is located in the constellation of Fornax at a distance ranging from 56 million to 62 million light years. It is the second richest cluster within 100 million light years.