NGC 55
NGC 55
NGC 55, also known as The Whale Galaxy (or Caldwell 72), is a barred irregular spiral galaxy located about five million light years away in the constellation Sculptor.
NGC 55 is nearly edge-on and appears asymmetrical, like a cigar. Its bulge is diffuse, broad, and somewhat elongated. The bright core is crossed with clouds of gas and dust, and it has a lot of pinkish active star forming regions, and young blue star clusters.
Image acquired with CHI-1 (Planewave CDK24). Data from 3 one-click observations.
Total integration time: 240 minutes
LRGB: 6 subs of 600s with each filter.
NGC 55 is nearly edge-on and appears asymmetrical, like a cigar. Its bulge is diffuse, broad, and somewhat elongated. The bright core is crossed with clouds of gas and dust, and it has a lot of pinkish active star forming regions, and young blue star clusters.
Image acquired with CHI-1 (Planewave CDK24). Data from 3 one-click observations.
Total integration time: 240 minutes
LRGB: 6 subs of 600s with each filter.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-1 Planewave CDK24
Camera
FLI PL9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
8/06, 23/07 and 2/08/2022
Filters
LRGB
Processing
PixInsight, StarXTerminator, Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI and NoiseXTerminator plug-ins
Credits
One-click observations TL
