M59 and M60 with NGC 4606 & 4607 (pointy on end) and NGC4638 between the M’s and NGC 4647 attached to M59, NGC 4641 at top. There are a number of other small, dim galaxies visible as well.
Equipment: Canon EOS 20Da (unmodified), ISO 1600, Takahashi TOA 130 (a 5" APO refractor) with reducer for 15x4' = 1 hour total exposure. Losmandy G-11 mount. My current image processing workflow is here.
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