NGC 5426 and NGC 5427

NGC 5426 and NGC 5427
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NGC 5426 and NGC 5427

Located 130 million light-years away, Arp 271 refers to the two interacting spiral galaxies. The gravitational forces between the two have helped form new stars, as can be seen in the connecting bridge of star dust.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
CHI-1-CMOS (Planewave CDK24)
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
QHY 600M
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
El Sauce Observatory
, Río Hurtado, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
April and May 2025
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
PixInsight
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Phil Misiowiec (processing), Telescope.live (data)
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