Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Antlia (Ant)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2997
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NGC2997

Acquisition details

Dates:
May 5, 2022
Frames:
47×180(2h 21′)
Integration:
2h 21′
Avg. Moon age:
4.23 days
Avg. Moon phase:
18.94%

RA center: 09h45m38s.673

DEC center: -31°1126.56

Pixel scale: 0.956 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 107.367 degrees

Field radius: 0.218 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 1361x916

File size: 539.3 KB

Locations: deepskysafaris.com Rooisand, Windhoek, Namibia

Data source: Traveller

Description

This beautiful mag 9.4 Sc type Galaxy lies 39 Mio. lightyears away in Antlia. It's pretty sized with 8.9x6.8arcmin, and it's two major spiralarms are garnished with knots of blue stars and numerous HII regions.

Taken with 10" f/4 Newton and with ASI294 binned 2x2, LRGB with Optolong filters.

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