Centaurus A

Bernard Miller

Centaurus A

This is an image of Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128. Thee is disagreement about whether this is a lenticular or elliptical galaxy. It is between 10 and 16 million light years away in the constellation Centaurus. It is a starburst galaxy and the intense star formation is thought to be the result of a merger of a large elliptical galaxy merging with a smaller spiral galaxy.

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Planewave CDK24

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FLI PL 9000

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

9 January 2022

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Astrodon LRGB 2GEN

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pixinsight and Photoshop

Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Telescope Live/Bernard Miller