Can you count all the galaxies? This field is just 25x15 arc minutes. Only a quarter of a degree across. Yet, not unlike the Hubble Deep Field image, it is hard to believe how many galaxies are visible in such a small patch of sky. The galaxy brightness range is from 11.5 - ~19 magnitude. According to a quick search in the SIMBAD database, it appears that some of the fainter galaxies are so far away, their light took around half a billion years to to reach my camera sensor.
Specs:
Optics: AT12 RC astrograph @ f/8 Camera: QHY9M CCD Filters: Orion 2'' LRGB Mount: AP900 GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro II
Focus: Robofocus Software: CCD Commander, Maxim DL, FocusMax, Photoshop CC 2014, Pixinsight 1.8
Date: RGB: 6/8-11/2017 L: 5/16/2017 Exposure: Lum: 8x900'' bin1 RGB: 6x900''each bin1 Total integration: 6.5 hours
Location: Asteria remote observatory, Hocking Hills OH
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