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Abell 262 Galaxy Cluster in Andromeda Abell 262 is a galaxy cluster in Andromeda near the border with Triangulum, and is centered on NGC 708, a cluster dominant elliptical galaxy similar to M87.  The cluster is part of the Pisces-Perseus supercluster, approximately 205-250 million light years distant.  Recent measurements of red shifts indicate that many of the fainter galaxies in the field of view are in fact more distant objects located in a distant background supercluster.  The above field of view is centered at RA: 01h 53m 21s  Dec: +36d 10' 4", and covers approximately 15 x 24 arc minutes. Date: December 13-16, 2006 Camera: SBIG STL6303E Filters:  AstroDon LRGB Camera control software:  CCDSoft Guiding/adaptive optics: AO-L, MOAG-A off axis guider Camera temperature:  -20C Image Acquisition Software:  CCDAP3 Telescope:  RCOS 16 Carbon Tube, Aries optics, F9 with Field Flattener Telescope control software:  RCOS TCC, TheSky6 Mount:  Paramount ME (MKS 4000) Subexposures:     Total exposure time: 15 hours        Luminance:  52 x 10 minute, binned 1x1        RGB used as additional Luminance: 38 x10 minute, binned 2x2 Conditions: Seeing conditions over 4 nights averaged 2.2 arc sec; target elevation from 55 degrees to 89 degrees.   FWHM of combined Luminance data: 2.6 arc sec. Processing:  CCDInspector, MaximDL, MiraAP, Photoshop CS2.