Arp 94
Astronomical Picture Of The Day by Astronomia.com 28 June 2021 apod.astronomia.com/2021/06/28/arp-94/
Astronomical Picture Of The Day by Astronomia.com 28 June 2021 apod.astronomia.com/2021/06/28/arp-94/
Arp 94 consists of two interacting galaxies: NGC 3227 being the larger one, and NGC 3226. They are in the constellation Leo at a distance of 50 million light years from Earth. Many other galaxies can be seen, including NGC 3222 to the right of the image.
TARGET
Nomenclature: Arp 94, NGC 3227, NGC 3226, NGC 3222
Right Ascension: 10:23:30.6
Declination: +19:51:54.00
Discovery: William Herschel in 1784
EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 refractor
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120 CCD camera
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Luminance: 42x300 bin 1x1, 14x900 bin 1x1
Red: 5x300 bin 1x1
Green: 9x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 8x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 8 hours 50 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.530 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.293 degrees
Capture dates: 7-16 June 2021
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
Luminance: 42x300 bin 1x1, 14x900 bin 1x1
Red: 5x300 bin 1x1
Green: 9x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 8x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 8 hours 50 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.530 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.293 degrees
Capture dates: 7-16 June 2021
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2