Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2872  ·  NGC 2873  ·  NGC 2874  ·  NGC 2875
Interacting Galaxies Arp 307 (NGC2872 and NGC2874), Tom Wildoner
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Interacting Galaxies Arp 307 (NGC2872 and NGC2874)

Interacting Galaxies Arp 307 (NGC2872 and NGC2874), Tom Wildoner
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Interacting Galaxies Arp 307 (NGC2872 and NGC2874)

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This is the galactic group Arp 307, consisting of interacting galaxies NGC 2872 and NGC 2874 in the constellation Leo. 

The Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies is a catalog of peculiar galaxies produced by Halton Arp in 1966. A total of 338 galaxies are presented in the atlas, which was originally published in 1966 by the California Institute of Technology. The primary goal of the catalog was to present photographs of examples of the different kinds of peculiar structures found among galaxies.

Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount that is pier mounted, ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, 54 x 60 seconds at -10C, processed using DSS and PixInsight. Image Date: March 26, 2023. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W95), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

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Interacting Galaxies Arp 307 (NGC2872 and NGC2874), Tom Wildoner

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