M77-
Seyfert galaxy in Cetus
15.12.2006
DATA
| Telescope | SkyWatcher ED80 |
| Camera | Orion StarShoot |
| Exposure | 6x200 s |
| Filter | Contrast booster |
After a months of cloudiness it finally cleared and I was able to shoot some of the targets in my list.
Here's the brightest of Seyfert (active) objects, mag 8.8 galaxy in Cetus.
M77 is about 60 million light
years distant and it is receding from us at about 1100 km/sec.
Giant gas clouds are rapidly moving out of this galaxy's core,
at several 100 km/sec. It is also a powerful radio source.
Very interesting target.
