Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 5128, Centaurus A, Cen A, Bennett 60 |
| Constellation | Centaurus (Cen) |
| Description | Discovered by James Dunlop in
1827, this remarkable galaxy is a round, large and bright luminous haze
bisected by a clean dark bar about one arcmin wide. This galaxy is
the famous southern radio source Centaurus A and its distance is 13
million lightyears.
See also a close-up image of Cen A . |
| Exposure | LRGB 36:18:18:18 min @ -15°C, all 1x1 |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10E selfguided, CFW-8, SBIG (CS) LRGB Filterset |
| Optics | Astro-Physics AP155EDFS @ f/7.2 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 11May2002 - 02:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 7, Seeing 5, Temperature +14°C |
