Abell 1656 Coma Galaxy Cluster in Coma Berenices

Abell 1656

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Object: Abell 1656 Coma Galaxy Cluster Constellation Coma Berenices

Distance: 321 Million light years

Date Imaged:  Feb 12 through March 11, 2013

Date Image Processed: Initially 2013, Revised 2017, Final June 2019

Telescope: Takahashi TSA 102 with Field Flattener (800mm Foccal Length)

Camera: STT 8300M, FW8G-STT, Operating at -25 deg C sensor temperature

Exposures: 14.5 hours total duration

25 Luminance- 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

22 Red - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

20 Green - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

20 Blue - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

23 Halpha - 30 Minute Images binned 1x1

Brook Mar Observatory

Images of the Cosmos by Brad Bates