Haley's Coronet, NGC 1531 & 1532

Haley's Coronet, NGC 1531 & 1532
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Haley's Coronet, NGC 1531 & 1532

NGC 1532, also known as Haley's Coronet, is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Eridanus. NGC 1531 (above and left of the core of NGC 1532) is is a dwarf galaxy that is interacting with the larger spiral galaxy, the tidal forces from this interaction have created unusual plumes above the disk of NGC 1532.

SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
CHI-1 Planewave CDK24
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL9000
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
Sept - Dec 2021
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
Astrodon LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
PixInsight, Topaz, Photoshop
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Data: Telescope Live, Processing: Jonathan Lodge
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