Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M87

15-May-2026 09:07 ADT 15-May-2026 12:07 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M87, 2-May-2014

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 3 @ 5m0s
Total Exposure: 15m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 53.5 Mly
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The relativistic jet from the SMBH is at the 5 o'clock position.