NGC 6769 + 70 + 71
NGC 6769 + 70 + 71
NGC 6769 (ESO 141-48, PGC 63042, VV 304a and others) is the spiral on the right of the interacting pair.
NGC 6770 (ESO 141-49, PGC 63048, VV 304b and others) is the spiral on the left of the interacting pair. Along with NGC 6769, these are located approximately 175 million light-years away in Pavo.
NGC 6771 (ESO 141-50, PGC 63049 and others) is a giant elliptical below NGC 6769 and 71. This one is located approximately 195 million light-years away.
IC 4845 (ESO 141-54, PGC 63081 and others) is the odd spiral at the top left.
See the annotated image for more.
Luminance – 10x600s – 100 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 10x600s – 100 minutes each – binned 1x1
400 minutes total exposure – 6 hours 40 minutes
Imaged over eight nights in August and September, 2022 at the El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile) with a FLI PL 9000 on a PlaneWave CDK24 at f/6.5 3974 mm.
LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/52691611928/sizes/l/
LRGB annotated - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/52691120516/sizes/l/
NGC 6770 (ESO 141-49, PGC 63048, VV 304b and others) is the spiral on the left of the interacting pair. Along with NGC 6769, these are located approximately 175 million light-years away in Pavo.
NGC 6771 (ESO 141-50, PGC 63049 and others) is a giant elliptical below NGC 6769 and 71. This one is located approximately 195 million light-years away.
IC 4845 (ESO 141-54, PGC 63081 and others) is the odd spiral at the top left.
See the annotated image for more.
Luminance – 10x600s – 100 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 10x600s – 100 minutes each – binned 1x1
400 minutes total exposure – 6 hours 40 minutes
Imaged over eight nights in August and September, 2022 at the El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile) with a FLI PL 9000 on a PlaneWave CDK24 at f/6.5 3974 mm.
LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/52691611928/sizes/l/
LRGB annotated - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/52691120516/sizes/l/
Telescope
PlaneWave CDK24 at f/6.5 3974 mm - CHI-1
Camera
FLI PL 9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile)
Date of observation
2022-08-26,27,28,30,31,09-11,12,13
Filters
LRGB
Processing
Adobe PhotoShop CS5
Credits
Dan Crowson / Telescope.Live