[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Dear all, below is the link to my latest processed image, a very interesting field in Virgo including M49 and the two "lost galaxies" NGC4526 and NGC4535, among many other galaxies visible everywhere in the field:


M49 and the lost galaxies

Galaxies are not very suitable for my setup due to the limited aperture and focal length, however these larger fields are to me particularly interesting. A surprise to me was the presence of a very faint but large halo around M49, a feature I was not aware of that I notice during the first deep stretch of my luminance. After having checked the professional literature I discovered that this halo was first noticed 2 years ago and seems due to some tidal effects between M49 and a companion galaxy.

Details on the relative page. Recommended the view at full resolution.

Clear skies
Marco