Viennese waltz in space
For me as an Austrian these are clearly 2 galaxies dancing Viennese Waltz in space. Astrophysicists consider NGC 4038 / NGC 4039 as 2 interacting galaxies at a distance of about 75 million light years in the constellation Corvus. This pair of galaxies is also called Antennae galaxies, named for the long tails of gas and dust they eject.
IAS - Internationale Amateuersternwarte e.V. - Hakos Observatory, Namibia |
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| Mount |
10Micron GM3000 HPS | Award/published | Astrobin |
| Telescope | IAS 10" Newton f/4.5 | AAPOD2 |
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| Camera | QHY268M65 |
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| Filter | Chroma LRGB | ||
| Exposure | L 65 / R 27 / G 29 / B 26 x 120s |
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| Total |
4h 54min |
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| Software |
PixInsight |
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| Date |
Feb 2022 |
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| Location |
IAS Hakos Remote Observatory, Namibia | ||
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Image acquisition by IAS Remote Team 'Lukas' Image processing by Herbert Walter |
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