Antennae or Ringtail Galaxy (NGC4038 & NGC4039) in Corvus

(RA 12h 01.9m , Dec. -18° 52', 10.4 mag., 5 x 3 arcmin. each)

This is a spectacular example of coliding galaxies. Streamers of tidally disturbed material extend far beyond the bright cores of both galaxies. The Antenae are located about 3°30' SWW of g Corvi (see finder chart below).

The above image was taken on April 28, 2001 from Harrowsmith, Ontario. Cookbook 245 LDC camera was used on Celestron Ultima 8 SCT with f6.3 focal reducer and the telescope was autoguided with Cookbook 211 LDC camera on a piggybacked 500mm f8 telephoto lens. Ten white exposures (240 sec. each) were combined using AIP4WIN.

North is to the right.

Map created in Guide 7.0 - 7°45' x 10°. North is up.

Number of visitors:

© Jan Wisniewski