Observation by Tim Haymes: ARP 147 "smoke ring galaxy"

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Tim Haymes

Observer

Tim Haymes

Observed

2016 Nov 07 - 23:55

Uploaded

2016 Nov 08 - 15:28

Objects

IC298

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Constellation

Cetus

Field centre

RA: 03^h11^m
Dec: +01°18'
Position angle: -1°37'

Field size

0°25' × 0°19'

Equipment

30cm F/4
ATIK 314L plus
Baader MPCC

Exposure

Stack of 7 x 30s

Location

nr Reading, Berks

Target name

IC 298

Title

ARP 147 "smoke ring galaxy"

About this image

Being impatient I take short exposure sequences. I thought at first the stacked image showed nothing, but at the center is a small ring feature. Most peculiar, as the HST images (in-set) shows: these are interacting galaxies.

My deep sky technique is to take photos of objects at random, and then investigate further. This was a nice reward !

Files associated with this observation

arp147_Pcl_071116.jpg (250.2 kB)

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Jeremy Shears, Andy Wilson, Mike Scarisbrick, Peter Carson, Mike Foylan

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