NGC 6744 - Twice the Fun from CHI-1
NGC 6744 - Twice the Fun from CHI-1
The spiral galaxy NGC 6744 seen on the night of 29 June.
This family of stars, 30 million light years from Earth, stretches 175,000 light years across, significantly larger than the Milky Way.
When light in this image left its source, an ice age was gripping the Earth, and a newly-discovered extinction event wiped out species across the globe.
Meanwhile, a group of monkeys in Africa built a raft, successfully setting off across the South Atlantic, landing in South America.
Composite photo developed from both sessions recorded in LRGB wavelengths on 29 June by the CHI-1 Telescope from Telescope Live.
This family of stars, 30 million light years from Earth, stretches 175,000 light years across, significantly larger than the Milky Way.
When light in this image left its source, an ice age was gripping the Earth, and a newly-discovered extinction event wiped out species across the globe.
Meanwhile, a group of monkeys in Africa built a raft, successfully setting off across the South Atlantic, landing in South America.
Composite photo developed from both sessions recorded in LRGB wavelengths on 29 June by the CHI-1 Telescope from Telescope Live.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-1
Camera
FLI ProLine PL9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory
Date of observation
29 June
Filters
LRGB
Processing
LRGB
Credits
James Maynard
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Comments
Great image and great narrative (and now the monkeys run the planet.)
Thanks, Dale!
I love tying history in with science. My first book was a history of the first thousand years of science (625 BCE to 415 CE). :)
Clear skies!