| Tak TOA150, STL11K CCDCommander, Maxim, CCDStack, Photoshop About 5 hrs per filter: R, G and B May 2011 Click on image for full size (5Mb) |
| M 106 et al. |
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| Detail above How far can you see in this image? Below is the image rotated 180 degrees (to match the DSS survey) |
| The indicated quasar, J121537.41+471353.4 is at z= 0.496694 or about 5.5 billion light years (38% the age of the universe) from us at the time the light left this quasar. Note that it has been receding ever since that time, at an accelerating rate. And you think it's a long way to the chemist. |
