Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Dorado (Dor)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1672
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NGC 1672, 



    
        

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            Jan Scheers
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Acquisition details

Dates:
March 27, 2022
Frames:
32×600(5h 20′)
Integration:
5h 20′
Avg. Moon age:
24.58 days
Avg. Moon phase:
25.26%

RA center: 04h45m41s.345

DEC center: -59°1516.90

Pixel scale: 0.621 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -1.412 degrees

Field radius: 0.361 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 2960x2956

File size: 2.5 MB

Data source: Amateur hosting facility

Remote source: Telescope Live

Description

NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Dorado.
It is seen almost face on and shows regions of intense star formation. The greatest concentrations of star formation are found in the so-called starburst regions near the ends of the galaxy’s strong galactic bar. NGC 1672 is a prototypical barred spiral galaxy and differs from normal spiral galaxies in that the spiral arms do not twist all the way into the centre. Instead, they are attached to the two ends of a straight bar of stars enclosing the nucleus. This nucleus is Seyfert type 2 and is engulfed by a starburst region.

This image was acquired with the Planewave CDK24 telescope and FLI PL09000 CCD-camera from Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

Total integration time: 320 minutes
LRGB 8 subs of 600s with each filter.
FOV 32' x 32' (0.68"/px)

Processing with AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Franzis Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins.

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NGC 1672, 



    
        

            Jan Scheers