M49 is one of the more prominent galaxies in the Virgo cluster that I found, but that could be because it is fairly removed from the others. It appears larger in angular size than many of the others. There is another galaxy M61 just barely visible in my FOV to the south.

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M49

  • Observed with: Orion 10'' SkyQuest dobsonian
  • Seeing: below average
  • Light pollution: above average