Observation by Peter Goodhew FRAS: Arp 188

Uploaded by

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observed

2021 May 10 - 17:26

Uploaded

2021 May 11 - 17:31

Objects

Arp 188

Planetarium overlay

Enable overlay
Show stars
Label stars
Show deep sky objects
Label deep sky objects
Show constellation boundaries
Show constellation sticks
Show constellation labels
Show RA/Dec grid

Constellation

Draco

Field centre

RA: 16^h06^m
Dec: +55°25'
Position angle: +179°01'

Field size

0°08' × 0°05'

Equipment

APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
QSI6120 CCD Cameras
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount

Exposure

A total of 13.2 hours image capture (LRGB)

Location

Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Target name

Arp 188

Title

Arp 188

About this image

Arp 188 is a disrupted barred spiral galaxy located 420 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Draco. Its most dramatic feature is a massive trail of stars about 280,000 light-years long; the size of the galaxy has been attributed to a merger with a smaller galaxy that is believed to have occurred about 100 million years ago.
Image captured on my dual rig in Spain.

More details are available on my website at: https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/arp-188.html

Files associated with this observation

Arp188 crop.jpg (94.2 kB)

Like this image

Tim Haymes, David Strange, Jeremy Shears, Graham Winstanley, Mr John William Hughes, Dr Paul Leyland, Nick Hewitt, Nik Szymanek, Peter Tickner, Martina McGovern, Philip Jennings, Peter Carson, John Rogers

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.