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NGC 1532

Eridanus

Telescope : Planewave CDK 24

Camera : Moravian C5A-100

Mount : Planewave L-600

Focal length : 3974mm

Fov : 38 x 29 arcmins

Image Scale : 0.39 arcsec/pixel

Observatory : Obstech Chile

Filters: Chroma

R 32x180s G 32x180s B 32x180s

Ha 100x300s

Integration: 18h13m

RA:  4h 12m 7s

Dec : -32° 52 31

cdk 600

Located approximately 50-55 million light-years away from Earth in the southern constellation of Eridanus lies a massive galaxy, NGC 1532. It is also known by it’s popular name "Haley's Coronet", and is estimated to be slightly larger than our own Milky Way. Viewed nearly edge-on from Earth, it allows for a detailed view of its structure and dust lanes and also reveals it’s gravitational "tug of war" with its smaller companion, NGC 1531. This interaction has distorted the larger galaxy's shape, created plumes of gas and dust between the two, and triggered bursts of star formation. Eventually, the dwarf galaxy is expected to be consumed in a merger.

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