Antennae Galaxies
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Antennae Galaxies
LRGB-image of the Antennae Galaxies
The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039 or Caldwell 60/Caldwell 61) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus at about 45 to 65 million light-years distance.
They are currently going through a starburst phase, in which the collision of clouds of gas and dust, with entangled magnetic fields, causes rapid star formation.
They are known as the Antennae Galaxies because the two long tails of stars, gas and dust ejected from the galaxies as a result of the collision resemble an insect's antennae.
Image captured with the Planewave CDK24 telescope and FLI PL9000 camera from Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile.
Total integration time of 380 minutes. Combination of:
Luminance: 10 x 600s and 5 x 300s
R: 6 x 600s and 5 x 300s
G: 6 x 600s and 5 x 300s
B: 6 x 600s and 5 x 300
(data 3 one clicks + advanced request 2020)
The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039 or Caldwell 60/Caldwell 61) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus at about 45 to 65 million light-years distance.
They are currently going through a starburst phase, in which the collision of clouds of gas and dust, with entangled magnetic fields, causes rapid star formation.
They are known as the Antennae Galaxies because the two long tails of stars, gas and dust ejected from the galaxies as a result of the collision resemble an insect's antennae.
Image captured with the Planewave CDK24 telescope and FLI PL9000 camera from Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile.
Total integration time of 380 minutes. Combination of:
Luminance: 10 x 600s and 5 x 300s
R: 6 x 600s and 5 x 300s
G: 6 x 600s and 5 x 300s
B: 6 x 600s and 5 x 300
(data 3 one clicks + advanced request 2020)
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-1 Planewave CDK24
Camera
FLI PL9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
April 6 and 20 2021, June 10 2021, March 23 2020
Filters
LRGB
Processing
AstroPixelProcessor, Photoshop CC (incl. AstroPanel 4.2, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins)
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