| NGC 2442 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Volans. The galaxy’s distorted shape is most likely the result of a close encounter with a smaller, unseen galaxy. |
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| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
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| Telescope | RCOS 14.5" f/9 |
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| Camera |
FLI PL16070 |
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| Filter |
Astrodon LRGB |
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| Exposure |
Lum 25 x 480s, RGB à 9 x 480s |
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| Total |
6h 56min | |
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| Date |
Feb 2014 |
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| Location |
Hacienda los Andes / Chile |
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Image acquisition by CEDIC team (Wolfgang Leitner, Herbert Walter, Christoph Kaltseis, Bernhard Hubl) Image processing by Wolfgang Leitner