NGC 55

NGC 55
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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.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
CHI-1 Planewave CDK24
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL9000
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
8/06, 23/07 and 2/08/2022
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
PixInsight, StarXTerminator, Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI and NoiseXTerminator plug-ins
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
One-click observations TL
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