NGC 1566 CHI-1 Bundle + CHI-3 One Click

For this close view of the wonderful NGC 1566 i used data from the Planewave CDK 24 and the ASA RC1000 which I combined to obtain the best possible resolution while maintaining a good signal to noise ratio. Indeed there were only 2x600s in Luminance with the RC1000 but the contribution was very significant in terms of details!

NGC 1566, sometimes known as the Spanish Dancer, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado. It is the brightest member of the NGC 1566 subgroup inside the Dorado group and it appears to be interacting with smaller members of its subgroup.
The morphologival classification of NGC 1566 is SAB(rs)bc, which indicates a spiral galaxy with a weak bar structure around the nucleus (SAB), an incomplete ring around the bar (rs), and showing wound arms (bc). The spiral arms are strong and symmetrical. It is one of the closest and brightest Seyfert galaxies, which made it the subject of much scientific study in the astronomy community.

Integration : 13h
RC 1000 LRGB : 2/2/2/2 x600s
CDK 24 LRGB : 18/17/17/18 x600s

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