Topsy Turvy Galaxy
Topsy Turvy Galaxy
NGC 1313, also known as the Topsy Turvy Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the direction of the southern constellation Reticulum. It has a diameter of about 50,000 light-years, or about half the size of the Milky Way.
It has been termed a "starburst" galaxy because the many new and massive blue stars and emission nebulae it contains are indicative of continuing star formation. The field also contains faint wispy nebulosity that appears to be associated with NGC 1313 and some "cosmic cirrus" from our own galaxy.
This image was captured with CHI-2 (ASA500N telescope and FLI PL16803 camera).
Total integration time 160 minutes.
LRGB: 8 subs of 300s with each filter.
It has been termed a "starburst" galaxy because the many new and massive blue stars and emission nebulae it contains are indicative of continuing star formation. The field also contains faint wispy nebulosity that appears to be associated with NGC 1313 and some "cosmic cirrus" from our own galaxy.
This image was captured with CHI-2 (ASA500N telescope and FLI PL16803 camera).
Total integration time 160 minutes.
LRGB: 8 subs of 300s with each filter.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-2 (ASA500N, 50cm)
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
17/11/2020
Filters
LRGB
Processing
AstroPixelProcessor, Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI and NoiseXTerminator plug-ins
