NGC 5128 - Shells of Centaurus, mr1337

NGC 5128 - Shells of Centaurus

NGC 5128 - Shells of Centaurus, mr1337

NGC 5128 - Shells of Centaurus

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This is my first galaxy being processed from data captured on the PW17 scope in Chile. During processing I was surprised to see what appeared to be variations in the glow of the galaxy and sure enough after star removal I was able to see the various shells more clearly and have chosen to make that the primary version here (version with stars available for comparison). I made sure to mix in the fairly faint Ha signal to help reveal the jet that originates from the supermassive black hole in the galaxy as well. It was pretty amazing to see what is thought to be the remnants from the collision of two galaxies eons ago.

For more detail about the shells check out https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120701.html

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NGC 5128 - Shells of Centaurus, mr1337

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