Messier 87 and its Jet. Virgo.

Imaged on 20060919 with 31 cm f/4.5 Newtonian Reflector and GSTAR-EX video camera
300 video frames with no filter.

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Object Info

Brightness of galaxy is 8.6 magnitude, distance about 60 million light years (RV = 1264 k/s).

I noticed another bright spot near the core, turns out its the jet emanating from the black hole at the centre of the galaxy.

Imaged on 20090221 with 31 cm @ f/9 Newtonian Reflector and GSTAR-EX video camera
200 video frames with no filter.

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