Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Antlia (Ant)  ·  Contains:  HD84476  ·  HD84504  ·  HD84752  ·  HD84753  ·  NGC 2997
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NGC 2997, Patrick Winkler
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NGC 2997

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NGC 2997

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NGC 2997 is a galaxy around 40 million light years away in the constellation Antlia. I started the exposure at the end of November, but this year the rainy season made little possible. Only now, in mid-February, was I able to collect the frames. Maybe I slept through one half of the night or the other, who knows :-) This time I opted for a HaLRGB (cont. subtracted) , which I actually only do very rarely. However, as the galaxy has beautifully differentiated Ha-areas in its spiral structure, I blended this in very discreetly.

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NGC 2997, Patrick Winkler