NGC 4567 and NGC 4568
NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 - The Siamese Twin Galaxies - a pair of galaxies in the constellation Virgo. They are colliding and merging together, and are about 60 million light-years from Earth.
TARGET
Nomenclature: NGC 4567, NGC 4568, Siamese Twins, Butterfly Galaxies
Right Ascension: 12:36:33
Declination: 11:14:54
Discovery: William Herschel in 1784
EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 refractor
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120 CCD camera
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Luminance: 76x300 bin 1x1
Red: 12x300 bin 1x1
Green: 12x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 12x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 9.3 hours
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.188 degrees
Capture dates: 1-3 May 2021
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
Luminance: 76x300 bin 1x1
Red: 12x300 bin 1x1
Green: 12x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 12x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 9.3 hours
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.188 degrees
Capture dates: 1-3 May 2021
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2