Condor Galaxy
Condor Galaxy
NGC 6872, also known as the Condor Galaxy, is a massive barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation Pavo. The galaxy has a distinct shape of the integral sign. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 12.7 and is approximately 220 million light years distant from Earth. The galaxy is currently in the process of interacting with a lenticular galaxy, IC 4970.
This image was captured with CHI-1 (Planewave CDK24) via an advanced request.
Total exposure time: 65 minutes; LRGB 4:3:3:3 subs of 300s
Processing with Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop CC with AstroPanel V4.2, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI and Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins.
This image was captured with CHI-1 (Planewave CDK24) via an advanced request.
Total exposure time: 65 minutes; LRGB 4:3:3:3 subs of 300s
Processing with Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop CC with AstroPanel V4.2, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI and Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-1 Planewave CDK24
Camera
FLI PL9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
October 9th 2021
Filters
LRGB
Processing
Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop CC with AstroPanel V4.2, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI and Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins
Credits
Astrophotography Group "Volkssterrenwacht A Pien", Ghent (Belgium)
