M88 Spiral Galaxy (Adam Block)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com) · Contains: M 88 · NGC 4501

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M88 Spiral Galaxy

Link: https://www.adamblockphotos.com/m88.html

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M88 Spiral Galaxy

Link: https://www.adamblockphotos.com/m88.html

M88 has always been a favorite of mine- but it is also a very tricky galaxy to process.
I have always over done it! So here I have reprocessed it paying particular attention to my "core style" (if that is a thing). You will find an older version on-line... but this one takes advantage of all the new features of PixInsight from the new color calibration to some deconvolution with BXT. This galaxy is part of the VIrgo cluster and its highly elliptical orbit preserves its intricate structure as it is far from the gravitational maelstrom of the center. However, it is likely now on its way in... so perhaps many billions years from now it will be distorted from this form...

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Status	Advanced success
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PixInsight job	WLG2HCTQSMZTZ2IC297A5PG02TN1NJS4
PixInsight queue size	n/a
PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	12h32m03s.448
RA (top/left)	12h31m17s.536
RA (top/right)	12h31m17s.467
RA (bottom/right)	12h32m49s.239
RA (bottom/left)	12h32m49s.480

Dec (center)	+14°26′25″.87
Dec (top/left)	+14°37′33″.79
Dec (top/right)	+14°15′19″.58
Dec (bottom/right)	+14°15′17″.31
Dec (bottom/left)	+14°37′31″.57

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