Centaurus A

Centaurus A
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Centaurus A

NGC 5128 a.k.a. Centaurus A
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Discovered almost 200 years ago, NGC 5128 is a galaxy that can be found in the constellation Centaurus, 10-15 million light-years away from Earth. With an apparent diameter of 60,000 light-years, Centaurus A is considered to be one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky, along with Andromeda, Triangulum, Small Magellanic Cloud and, of course, Large Magellanic Cloud.
A popular target for both observation and astrophotography, Centaurus A is visible from all over the southern hemisphere but only from a low latitude in the northern hemisphere (not my case), the ideal time being spring and summer.
NOTE: The attached image is the result of post-processing (calibration, alignment, stacking and editing) of 10 fits frames downloaded from the Telescope Live - Chile network.
Total integration: 1h40 '
Filters: L R G B.
Pixinsight for post-processing.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI ProLine PL9000
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
May 14th.2021
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Pixinsight
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