Siamese Twins Galaxies
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Siamese Twins Galaxies
NGC 4567 and NGC 4568, nicknamed the Siamese Twins or Butterfly Galaxies, are a set of unbarred spiral galaxies about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. They are part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
On top of this image one can see the elliptical galaxy NGC 4564.
This image was acquired with CHI-1 (Planewave CDK24) with an advanced request.
Total integration time was only 60 minutes
More data, integration time will help to enhance details and color contrast... Maybe a suggestion for one click observation(s) or a collaborative imaging project :)
LRGB 3 subs of 300s with each filter.
FOV 32' x 32' (0.68"/px)
On top of this image one can see the elliptical galaxy NGC 4564.
This image was acquired with CHI-1 (Planewave CDK24) with an advanced request.
Total integration time was only 60 minutes
More data, integration time will help to enhance details and color contrast... Maybe a suggestion for one click observation(s) or a collaborative imaging project :)
LRGB 3 subs of 300s with each filter.
FOV 32' x 32' (0.68"/px)
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-1 Planewave CDK24
Camera
FLI PL9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
25/03/2022
Filters
LRGB
Processing
AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Franzis Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins
Credits
Astrophotography Group "Volkssterrenwacht A Pien", Ghent (Belgium)
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