Observation by Peter Goodhew FRAS: NGC 4038 NGC 4039 The Antennae Galaxies

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observed

2021 Jul 30 - 16:26

Uploaded

2022 Jan 06 - 16:30

Objects

NGC4038
NGC4039

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Constellation

Corvus

Field centre

RA: 12^h01^m
Dec: -18°52'
Position angle: +0°59'

Field size

0°31' × 0°31'

Equipment

Planewave CDK 24"
FLI Proline PL9000

Exposure

LRGB 12x600s each channel

Location

El Sauce, Chile

Target name

The Antennae Galaxies

Title

NGC 4038 NGC 4039 The Antennae Galaxies

About this image

My favourite pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies - in the constellation Corvus. They were discovered by William Herschel in 1785.

Files associated with this observation

Antennae.jpg (1.4 MB)

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