Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  Centaurus A  ·  NGC 5128
NGC 5128 (RGB), DerPit
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NGC 5128 (RGB)

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NGC 5128 (RGB)

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One of the 'iconic' astronomy objects that triggered my interest in observing the skies many years ago, Centaurus A has ever been on my whishlist to observe myself. Unfortunately, even from the Canary Islands it never rises higher than 18 degrees above the horizon. But I had to try.

Star sizes and guiding RMS were twice what I usually accept as limit, so resolution isn't great, and thus I've binned down the image 2x.

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NGC 5128 (RGB), DerPit