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Yet another Centaurus A, from my backyard., Claudio Tenreiro
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Yet another Centaurus A, from my backyard.

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Yet another Centaurus A, from my backyard., Claudio Tenreiro
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Yet another Centaurus A, from my backyard.

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I wanted to give a try on Centaurus A despite my not so good seeing. My sky quality meter read MPSAS 19.12, NELM 5.2 but, even with that sky It is possible to see clearly the double star, at the left of the central line of Centaurus A, namely Tyc 7795-1719-1, mag 9.72 and Tyc 7795-1719-2 mag 9.3. so it is quite fun. 
There are many description of Centaurus A, including the ones that mention a large black hole.

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Title: Double star or pair of stars near the galaxy

Description: This is a crop and enhanced area where a double star is seen (I don't know if it is a real double or just a couple in the image). The Tycho catalogue assign the same number with a later index, as shown in the image.

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Yet another Centaurus A, from my backyard., Claudio Tenreiro