Observation by Simon Paul Davis: Arp188 The Tadpole Galaxy S50

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Simon Paul Davis

Observer

Simon Paul Davis

Observed

2026 Apr 18 - 21:40

Uploaded

2026 Apr 24 - 07:20

Objects

UGC 10214

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Constellation

Draco

Field centre

RA: 16^h05^m
Dec: +55°26'
Position angle: +0°22'

Field size

0°16' × 0°25'

Equipment

Seestar S50

Exposure

400 x 30s EQ mode

Location

Hampshire

Target name

Arp188

Title

Arp188 The Tadpole Galaxy S50

About this image

5 hours of data on this tiny galaxy (less than 1 arc minute) has resulted in the amazingly long tidal tail (280,000 light years) which I had hoped to capture. It is thought that an interaction with another galaxy was responsible for unravelling the string of stars and matter that is now giving birth to young hot blue stars

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Arp188_nodrizz_final.jpg (147.4 kB)

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