Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3307  ·  NGC 3308  ·  NGC 3309  ·  NGC 3311  ·  NGC 3312  ·  NGC 3314
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Hydra Cluster
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Hydra Cluster

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
Hydra Cluster, jprejean
Hydra Cluster
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Hydra Cluster

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The Hydra Cluster (or Abell 1060) is a galaxy cluster that contains 157 bright galaxies, appearing in the constellation Hydra. The cluster spans about ten million light-years and has an unusually high proportion of dark matter. The cluster is part of the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster located 158 million light-years from Earth.

Processed from FITs subframes in from Telescope Live using PixInsight.  Captured at El Sauce Observatory in Chile.

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Hydra Cluster, jprejean