M85 & NGC4394
Sat May 02 2026
Here’s an image that I’ve been working on for a month or so after my primary targets have gone out of view. I wanted to take advantage of the clear sky time and found the features of the barred galaxy NGC4394 pretty interesting despite the short total exposure time.
About this object
- Type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair)
- Apparent magnitude
- 9.1
- Apparent size
- 7.0′ × 5.3′
- Catalogue designations
- M 85, NGC 4382
M 85 is a galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair). It shines at about magnitude 9.1 and spans roughly 7.0′ × 5.3′ on the sky.
Acquisition
- Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm: 57 × 1m (57m)
- Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm: 49 × 1m (49m)
- Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm: 60 × 1m (1h 0m)
- Total integration: 2h 46m
Equipment
- Telescope / Lens: Celestron C8
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Mount: Celestron CGEM II
- Filters: Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm, Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm, Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm
- Guiding scope: SVBony SV106 60mm Guide Scope
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI174MM Mini
- Accessories: Celestron 0.63X SCT Reducer (94175), ZWO EFW 7 x 36mm
- Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.