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On this page I collect my observations of the elliptic galaxy M 85 (NGC 4382) in the constellation Coma Berenices (since June 2020 with supernova 2020nlp). The smaller barred spiral galaxy NGC 4394 is in the same field of view, as well as a few other galaxies.
Tthe elliptic galaxy M 85 in the constellation Coma Berenices is one of the brightest galaxies in the Virgo galaxy cluster and has a bright core. The smaller barred spiral galaxy NGC 4394 is in the same field of view for the eVscope (8' distance).
On June 25, 2020, the supernova 2020nlp was discovered in M 85, and Unistellar posed the task to photograph it, which I did (July 18, 2020). Nearly a year later, the supernova was no longer visible.
In the Vespera Pro, I found besides M 85 the following galaxies:
With a distance of 908 million light years, IC 3293 is the farthest away galaxy that I have ever observed. More probably, this is an error in Wikipedia...
| M 85 (NGC 4382) | NGC 4394 | NGC 4397 | ||
| Size: 7.1' × 5.5' (Wikipedia) Distance: 50 million light years (Wikipedia) Rating: * (Stoyan) |
Size: 3.4' × 3.2' (Wikipedia) Distance: 58 million light years (Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
not confirmed (according to Wikipedia; according to SkySafari a multiple star) | ||
| IC 3292 | IC 3293 | NGC 4293 | ||
| Size: 0.5' × 0.4' (Wikipedia) Distance: 29 million light years (Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
Size: 0.4' × 0.3' (Wikipedia) Distance: 908 million light years (Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
Size: 5.6' × 2.6' (Wikipedia) Distance: 38/54 million light years (Wikipedia DE/EN) Rating: --- |
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| NGC 4344 | ||||
| Size: 1.7' × 1.6' (Wikipedia) Distance: 49 million light years (Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
M 85 in constellation Coma Berenices (horizontally in the midde, and the highest marked galaxy) (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)
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M 85 - Mar 23, 2020 |
M 85 - Mar 24, 2020 |
M 85 - Mar 24, 2020 |
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M 85 - Mar 23, 2020, photo on top processed |
M 85 - Mar 24, 2020, photo on top processed |
M 85 - Mar 24, 2020, photo on top processed |
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M 85 - Apr 22, 2020 |
M 85 - May 21, 2020 |
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M 85 - Apr 22, 2020, photo on top processed |
M 85 - May 21, 2020, photo on top processed |
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M 85 - Jul 18, 2020; supernova 2020nlb |
M 85 - Jul 18, 2020, photo left processed |
M 85 - Jul 18, 2020, arrow points to 2020nlb |
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M 85 - Jul 18, 2020; supernova 2020nlb; too low |
M 85 - Jul 18, 2020, photo left processed; b&w |
M 85 - Jul 18, 2020, arrow points to 2020nlb |
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M 85 - May 31, 2021 |
M 85 - May 31, 2021, photo left processed (Polarr) |
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M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 19, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min |
M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 19, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min, processed |
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M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 19, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min, processed and denoised (PAI) |
Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net* |
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M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 19, 2025 - 1800p, 20 min, section |
M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 19, 2025 - 1800p, 20 min, section, processed and denoised (PAI) |
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M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 19, 2025 - 2100p, 20 min, section, processed from TIFF |
M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 19, 2025 - 2100p, 20 min, section, processed from TIFF and denoised (PAI) |
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Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net** |
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M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 20, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min |
M 85 with NGC 4394, Apr 20, 2025 - 2000p, 20 min, processed |
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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
***) Further galaxies: IC 3292, NGC 4397, NGC 4394, NGC 4293, NGC 4344
