NGC 1566 - The Spanish Dancer Galaxy

Bernard Miller

NGC 1566 - The Spanish Dancer Galaxy

This is an image of NGC 1566, also known as the Spanish Dancer Galaxy. It is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 69 million light years away in the constellation Dorado.

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Planewave CDK24

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FLI Proline PL9000

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Rio Hurtado, Chile

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

28 March 2023

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Astrodon 2GEN, LRGB

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pixinsight and Photoshop

Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Bernard Miller/Telescope Live