Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corvus (Crv)  ·  Contains:  Antennae Galaxies  ·  NGC 4027  ·  NGC 4038  ·  NGC 4039  ·  The star 31 Crt
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The NGC 4038 Group  ( group of galaxies in the constellations Corvus and Crater), Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
The NGC 4038 Group  ( group of galaxies in the constellations Corvus and Crater)
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The NGC 4038 Group ( group of galaxies in the constellations Corvus and Crater)

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The NGC 4038 Group  ( group of galaxies in the constellations Corvus and Crater), Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
The NGC 4038 Group  ( group of galaxies in the constellations Corvus and Crater)
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The NGC 4038 Group ( group of galaxies in the constellations Corvus and Crater)

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Here we can see:
In the central region: The antennae  galaxies which is the collision between the galaxies NGC 4038 and NGC 4037, next to it the small ESO 572-45
In the upper right corner: The galaxy NGC 4027, just below it a smaller one called ESO 572-36 and above it another, even smaller one, called ESO 572-34
Several other small galaxies can be seen in the field, best seen in the high definition image, you can travel in the field looking for small galaxies.


EQUIPMENT:
Esprit 150mm triplet
Zwo asi 6200mc
Mount CEM120
Frames 156X300" (taken advantage of a total of 210)

LOCATION: Munhoz - MG - Brazil
DATES: From  03/18/2023 to 04/24/2023

PROCESSING AND CAPTURE:
Adobe Photoshop, ASTAP, SGP, PHD2 and  PixInsight

Author: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
Email[email protected]
(Organizing author of the book Amateur Astrophotography in Brazil)
https://clubedeautores.com.br/livro/astrofotografia-amadora-no-brasil

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The NGC 4038 Group  ( group of galaxies in the constellations Corvus and Crater), Fernando Oliveira de Menezes

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