Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

Arp 316 galaxy cluster

15-May-2026 09:08 ADT 15-May-2026 12:08 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.


Arp 316 galaxy cluster, 8-Mar-2021

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM-60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 12@ 300s L, 1x1; 8ea 120s RGB, 2x2
Total Exposure: 1h48m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 100Mly
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