Antennae Galaxies

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"The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039 or Caldwell 60/Caldwell 61) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus. They are currently going through a starburst phase, in which the collision of clouds of gas and dust, with entangled magnetic fields, causes rapid star formation. They were discovered by William Herschel in 1785."

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Date :  April 2023
Location : El Sauce Observatory, Río Hurtado, Coquimbo, Chile

Equipment used :
 Lens or telescope -- Planewave CDK24
 Mount -- Mathis MI-1000/1250 with absolute encoders
 Camera -- QHY 600M


Acquistion Software :
Processing Software : PixInsight, Photoshop

Exposure Detail : Total hours  1.3              LRGB

Filter

# exposures

Time (sec)

Binning

Temp

Red

4

300

2x2

-10

Green

4

300

2x2

-10

Blue

4

300

2x2

-10
         

Clear

4

300

2x2

-10

 

 

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