NGC4038 - Antennae Galaxies, Fernando

NGC4038 - Antennae Galaxies

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Description

Auto-Guide: Lumicon OAG + Lodestar + PHD

CCD: ST-8300C

Filter: Hutech LPF

Frames: 25 x 15 minutes taken in 4 days

Bias, Flat and Dark applied.

Image has been cropped to get a better framing of this small galaxy.

Description:

This is an undergoing galactic collision. The nuclei of this two galaxies are merging to become a giant single galaxy.

Antennae is distant from us 50 million LY, is located in Corvus constallation and shows apparent diameter about 5x3 arc minutes.

Please note how rich in small galaxies this field is.

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NGC4038 - Antennae Galaxies, Fernando