NGC 1531 and
NGC 1532
I find this a rather interesting galaxy (NGC 1532 at centre) that appears to
be interacting with a close companion galaxy NGC 1531 (the smaller bright
galaxy, just to the right of the large galaxy at centre image).
IC 2041 Mag 14.6
ESO 359-029 Mag 14.5 (lower left corner)
Image Details
| Orientation | North is toward top of this image. |
| Telescope | 304mm f/5 reflector telescope, hand guided. |
| Camera |
Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel. |
| Exposures | 4 x 2-minute exposures @ ISO-1600. 2 x 9-minute exposures @ ISO-200. |
| Total Exposure time | 26 minutes. |
| Sky Conditions | Seeing: 9.5/10 (transparent), Wind: 0/10, Moisture: 1/10. |
| Ambient Temperature | ~ 22° C. |
| Notes | used Baader Coma Corrector. |
| Image date (Local) | 2006-Jan-21 |
(C) Copyright 2006 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au