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Elliptical galaxy at the center of galaxy cluster Abell 2199, 490 million light years distant in Hercules. The supermassive type cD galaxy has 4 "cores" but red shift data suggests they are superimposed galaxies. There may be as many as 200 galaxies in this cluster.
Imaging Camera: QSI640wsg
Imaging Scope: Celestron 9.25"Edge HD at f/7
Guide Camera: SX Lodestarx2
Mount: Avalon M-Uno Fast Reverse
Filters: Astrodon Gen II LRGB
Exposure: 180 min Lum, 5 minute subs unbinned, 60 min each RGB, 2.5 minute subs binned x2
Capture: APT
Processing: CCD Stack and PS CC
Date: June 3, 2019
Sky conditions: average seeing, bortle 7/8 skies
Location: My front driveway. Morristown, NJ