NGC 1313

NGC 1313
Crop
1

NGC 1313

NGC 1313 (the Topsy-Turvy Galaxy, ESO 82-11, PGC 12286, VV 436 and others) is an odd, barred spiral located approximately 13,900 light-years away (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50/pdf) in Reticulum.

Luminance – 12x600s – 120 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 1x1

240 minutes total exposure – 4 hours

Imaged on October 10th and 11th and November 16th and 17th, 2020 at the El Sauce Observatory – Telescope.Live (Rio Hurtado, Chile) with a FLI PL 16803 on an ASA 500N at f/3.8 1900mm.

LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/50618235181/sizes/l/
LRGB – crop - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/50618342007/sizes/l/
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
ASA 500N
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL 16803
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile)
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
2020-10-10,12, 2020-11-16,17
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Adobe PhotoShop CS5
The world’s largest database of astrophotography data is waiting for you! Start now your free trial
Try it free
See all photo
Comments

Really cool shot! love the surrounding dust near the galaxy.