Astrodvorek Kamenne Zehrovice
Galaxy cluster
Abell 2197
After
Abell 2151
(called also Hercules cluster) and
neighbouring
Abell 2199,
the
Abell 2197
is my third (and most
northern) galaxy cluster from the Hercules supercluster.
For sure the summer
solstice is not the best time for astrophotography
and the cluster is for some reason (less attractive ?) not often photographed,
but to my surprise even with my moderate 8"
scope the picture came off
quite well.. and the cluster itself looks
nice and interesting, with two large elliptical
surrounded by many spiral galaxies..
In the first picture
on the left you can
see the whole field around the two giant elliptical galaxies
NGC 6173
(left) and NGC 6160 and the next one shows its
enlarged central part.

Another central crop
(now vertical and then rotated, i.e. the north is now to the
right) from the above image shows even more
420 million light years distant galaxies.
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Data:
Optics:
NoName
Newton 192/800
+
GPU c.c.
Camera:
Atik One 6
Filters:
LRGB Baader
Mount:
SW AZEQ-6
Guider:
Lacerta MGEN on 50mm finder
Exposure:
30x5 min. (L)
(3x) 8x5 min. (R, G, B), bin 2x2
Software: PixInsight, Photoshop
Date:
21.+24.6.2025
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