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.

DISTANT GALAXIES AROUND NGC 1808

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