Vaonis Vespera Pro - Virgo, Coma Berenices

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On my Vespera Pro constellation pages I present objects that are located in the corresponding constellations. This page shows DSO in the constellations Virgo and Coma Berenices.

Constellation pages: Puppis, Canis Major - Orion, Taurus, Monoceros - Gemini, Auriga, Lynx - Cassiopeia - Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula, Sagitta - Andromeda, Triangulum, Perseus - Cepheus - Leo, Cancer - Virgo, Coma Berenices - Ursa Major, Canes Venatici - Sagittarius, Serpens, Scorpius, Scutum, Ophiuchus

Introduction

On my Vespera Pro constellation pages I present objects that are located in the corresponding constellations. These pages are intended to help you see neighboring DSOs in context. In the case of several constellations, these lie next to each other so that the photos cover a coherent area of the sky.

This page shows DSO in the constellations Virgo und Coma Berenices. More photos can be found on the DSO detail pages (click the corresponding link).

There are galaxy clusters in these two constellations, so that the photos are more like search images than showing details of the DSO. I therefore include evaluations of the photos with nova.astrometry.net where appropriate.

Note: Where possible, I selected photos on which several objects can be seen at the same time.

Overview of the sky region (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)

Virgo Galaxy Cluster (Wikipedia)

DSO in Virgo

The Virgo Galaxy Cluster is a galaxy cluster with at least 1300, but probably more than 2000 galaxies. It lies in the direction of the constellation Virgo; its center is about 54 million light years away from the Milky Way. The cluster also forms the center of the local supercluster, which is therefore also called the Virgo Supercluster. The Local Group - the galaxy cluster to which the Milky Way and the Andromeda Nebula belong - is, like the Virgo galaxy cluster, part of this supercluster, but forms more of an offshoot of it.

M 49 (Virgo) with NGC 4470 (Part of Arp 134)

M 49 in the constellation Virgo is the brightest galaxy of the Virgo galaxy cluster and a large luminous galaxy: it is a giant elliptical galaxy with a bright compact nucleus and a wide diffuse halo.


M 49, Apr 20, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min, vertical section		M 49, Apr 20, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min, vertical section, processed

M 49, Apr 20, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min, vertical section, processed and denoised (PAI)		Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net*

*) Galaxies nearby M 49: IC 3417, NGC 4464, NGC 4465, NGC 4466, NGC 4467, NGC 4470, NGC 4471, NGC 4472, NGC 4488, NGC 4492, NGC 4518, NGC 4519, NGC 4526, NGC 4535

M 84/86 (Markarian's Chain), M 87, M 88

Member galaxies of Markarian's Chain, which forms the core of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster, include M 84 (NGC 4374), M 86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458 (not always assigned to the chain...), NGC 4438, and NGC 4435 (NGC 4438 and NGC 4435 are "The Eyes").


Markarian's Chain and more - May 14, 2024, mosaic, 2580s, 2000p		Ditto, processed, 2000p

Evaluation with Nova.astrometry.net		Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net
Too many galaxies for listing them here! M 87 is located at the bottom left, M 88 at the top left.

M 87 and Part of Markarian's Chain

Here, M 87 is shown with part of Markarian's Chain (or the Great Galactic Face).


M 87, Apr 20, 2025 - 2000p, 17 min		M 87, Apr 20, 2025 - 2000p, 17 min, processed

M 87, Apr 20, 2025 - 2000p, 17 min, processed and denoised (PAI)		Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net*

*) Galaxies nearby M 87: IC 3443, IC 3445, IC 3463, NGC 4476, NGC 4478
Galaxies west of M 87: IC 794, IC 3354, NGC 4431, NGC 4436, NGC 4440
Galaxies in Markarian's chain (upper half): IC 3333, IC 3349, IC 3355, IC 3363, IC 3388, IC 3393, IC 3420, NGC 4385, NGC 4387, NGC 4388, NGC 4402, NGC 4407, NGC 4425, NGC 4435, NGC 4438, NGC 4458, NGC 4461, NGC 4473, NGC 4479

M 84/86 (Great Galactic Face) and NGC 4435 & NGC 4438 (The Eyes)


M 84/86 und mehr (GGG), 1.4.2025 - 30 min, processed from TIFF, 2100p, section (GGF and The Eyes)		Ditto, processed from TIFF and denoised (PAI), 2100p, section (GGF and The Eyes)

According to the Stellarium application, M 84 and M 86 also form, together with NGC 4387 and NGC 4388, the "Great Galactic Face". To the left, there are "The Eyes" (NGC 4435/38).

M 104 (Sombrero Galaxy)


M 104, May 14, 2024 - section, 2000p (182 frames = 1820s)		M 104, May 14, 2024 - section, 2000p (182 frames = 1820s), processed (PSE) and denoised (DN)

DSO in Coma Berenices

M 53


M 53 & NGC 5053, Jun 7, 2024 - 3000p, mosaic (80 frames = 800s), 1:1 section		M 53 & NGC 5053, Jun 7, 2024 - 3000p, mosaic (80 frames = 800s), 1:1 section, processed

M 64 (Black Eye Galaxy)


M 64, May 12, 2024 - section, 2000p (180 frames = 1800s), processed (PSE)		M 64, May 12, 2024 - section, 2000p (180 frames = 1800s), additionally denoised (DN)

M 64, May 14, 2024 - section, 2000p (180 frames = 1800s), processed (PSE)		M 64, May 14, 2024 - section, 2000p (180 frames = 1800s), additionally denoised (DN)

M 85


M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 19, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min		M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 19, 2025 - 2000p , 20 min, processed

M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 19, 2025 - 2000p , 20 min, processed and denoised (PAI)		Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net*

M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 20, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min		M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 20, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min, processed

M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 20, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min, processed and denoised (PAI)		Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net**

*) Further galaxies: IC 3292, IC 3293, NGC 4397, NGC 4394
**) Further galaxies: IC 3292, NGC 4397, NGC 4394, NGC 4293, NGC 4344

M 98, M 99 und M 100


M 98, M 99 and M 100, Apr 4, 2025 - 2100p, 56 min, mosaic		M 98, M 99 and M 100, Apr 4, 2025 - 2100p, 56min, mosaic, processed and denoised (PAI)

M 98, M 99 and M 100, Apr 4, 2025 - 2100p, 56min, mosaic, processed from TIFF		M 98, M 99 and M 100, Apr 4, 2025 - 2100p, 56min, mosaic, processed from TIFF and denoised (PAI)

M 98, Apr 4, 2025 - 1800, 56 min, 1:1 section from mosaic, processed and denoised (PAI)		M 98, Apr 4, 2025 - 1800, 56 min, 1:1 section from mosaic, TIFF processed and denoised (PAI)

M 99 with NGC 4298 and NGC 4302, Apr 4, 2025 - 1800, 56 min, 1:1 section from mosaic, processed and denoised (PAI)		M 99 with NGC 4298 and NGC 4302, Apr 4, 2025 - 1800, 56 min, 1:1 section from mosaic, processed and denoised (PAI)

M 100 with NGC 4312, Apr 4, 2025 - 1800, 56 min, 1:1 section from mosaic, processed and denoised (PAI)		M 100 mit NGC 4312, Apr 4, 2025 - 1800, 556 min, 1:1 section from mosaic, TIFF processed and denoised (PAI)

Further galaxies: NGC 4298, NGC 4302, and NGC 4312

NGC 5053 (Coma Berenice)


M 53 & NGC 5053, Jun 7, 2024 - 3000p, mosaic (80 frames = 800s), 1:1 section		M 53 & NGC 5053, Jun 7, 2024 - 3000p, mosaic (80 frames = 800s), 1:1 section, processed