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NGC 1808
STARBURST GALAXY IN COLUMBA
(Image centered at: ra 05:07 / dec - 37:30)
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February 2021, Sarandí, Gualeguaychú - Entre Rios, Argentina
DATA
TYPE: Barred spiral galaxy
VISUAL BRIGHTNESS: 10,8
APPARENT SIZE: 6,5 x 3,9 arc minutes
DISTANCE: 42,7 Millions ight years
IMAGE INFORMATION
SCOPE: 8" NEWTONIAN ORION OPTICS UK (Ultra Grade Optics) w/Televue Paracorr working at at f5,75
CAMERA: QSI 583 WS
MOUNT: SKY WATCHER NEQ6
FILTERS: Baader LRGB Set
SKY CONDITIONS: Semi - urban Skies
EXPOSURES: LRGB (130,90,90,90) RGB binned 2x2
OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION
NGC 1808 is barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Columba. It was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop from Australia, who described it as a "faint nebula". It is a barred spiral with marked similarities to our home Milky Way Galaxy. NGC 1808 is distinguished by a peculiar nucleus, an unusually warped disk, and strange flows of hydrogen gas out from the central regions. Amidst all of this, because NGC 1808 is undergoing with intense star formation activity it has been deemed a starburst galaxy. NGC 1808 is relatively close to our Milky Way, and spans in about 35,000 light-years.
Some faint galaxies from the PCG catalogue were captured in the image which are shown below. Not able to find much information about these very distant objects.
My first time imaging in this site at 200 km from Buenos Aires Suburbs. Lovely and comfortable place to spend weekend nights.
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