SBIG ST10 ME
L=8x200s 1xBin, R,G,B=5x2m 2xBin
Pollux 0.8m azimutal mounted telescope
3557mm (=140 inch) f/4.44
SBIG Filter Set provided with the CFW8
3-lens Wynne corrector
average of 1.94 arc seconds
MaximDL LRGB composit, PS 5.5
Above average seeing and good transparency. Some slightly tracking error visible because the galaxy passed the zenith at very small distance.
Philipp Keller and Christian Fuchs

the galaxy is currently undergoing a burst of star formation which was caused by a strong tidal interaction with its neighbur galaxy NGC 2146A.