NGC 4038/39, the Antenna Galaxy
NGC4038_Lulin_m.jpg (132348 Byte)

 

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SBIG ST10 ME
L=12x200s 1xBin, R,G,B=5x120s 2xBin
LOT 1m Telescope Lulin, Taiwan
8000mm  f/8
SBIG Filter Set provided with the CFW8
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average of 1.9 arc seconds
MaximDL LRGB composit, PS 5.5, CCDSharp, SGBRN
bad seeing (for Lulin average), medium transparency.
Philipp Keller and the LOT team, image creation by Christian Fuchs of the Pollux Team

A typical example of two colliding galaxies. Very long exposures show two faint antenna-like arcs that extend much more than can be shown in this photograph.

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