Steven Mohr
NGC5128 | Centaurus A | Hamburger Galaxy | LHaRGB
This is a different view of the incredibly bright galaxy NGC5128, known as Centaurus A, or commonly named as the Hamburger Galaxy. In this view of Centaurus A, I have tried to allow us to peer into this bright glow to reveal the hidden dust surrounding this galaxy. Part of the disclosure, are a number of brighter shells [however faint] and plumes of ejected material, noticeably seen diagonally to the left lower centre, and out to the right upper centre. These being the effects of a super massive black hole that is also the source of the visible relativistic jet emerging out to the lower left.
Through image processing techniques, we can try to show details of an object not always seen in the normal light or glow of the object. Hope you like this different rendition, and thanks for looking!
Hi resolution link to the Centaurus A:
live.staticflickr.com/65535/47108982844_5639ebe6dd_o.jpg
Just for fun...
As a result of my wife’s envisaging of this object appearing as a Dragons Eye [GoT spin off], I thought to join a pair of these NGC5128’s to make the Dragons Eye complete, and how crazy is the result!
Hi resolution link to the Dragons Eyes:
live.staticflickr.com/65535/47898293511_cbab7a0ca9_k.jpg
Information about the image:
Center (RA, Dec):(201.346, -43.007)
Center (RA, hms):13h 25m 23.134s
Center (Dec, dms):-43° 00' 24.496"
Size:48.9 x 32.6 arcmin
Radius:0.490 deg
Pixel scale:0.732 arcsec/pixel
Orientation:Up is 71.5 degrees E of N
Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5 | Focal Ratio: F8
Camera: STXL-11000 + AOX | Mount: AP900GTO
Camera Sensitivity: Lum & Ha: BIN 1x1, RGB: BIN 2x2
Exposure Details: Total: 43.92hours | Lum: 99 x 900 sec [24.75hr], Ha: 44 x 1200sec [14.7hr], RGB 450sec x 12 each [4.5hrs]
Viewing Location: Central Victoria, Australia.
Observatory: ScopeDome 3m
Date: April-May 2019
Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, CCDBand-Aid, PS, Pixinsight
Author: Steven Mohr
NGC5128 | Centaurus A | Hamburger Galaxy | LHaRGB
This is a different view of the incredibly bright galaxy NGC5128, known as Centaurus A, or commonly named as the Hamburger Galaxy. In this view of Centaurus A, I have tried to allow us to peer into this bright glow to reveal the hidden dust surrounding this galaxy. Part of the disclosure, are a number of brighter shells [however faint] and plumes of ejected material, noticeably seen diagonally to the left lower centre, and out to the right upper centre. These being the effects of a super massive black hole that is also the source of the visible relativistic jet emerging out to the lower left.
Through image processing techniques, we can try to show details of an object not always seen in the normal light or glow of the object. Hope you like this different rendition, and thanks for looking!
Hi resolution link to the Centaurus A:
live.staticflickr.com/65535/47108982844_5639ebe6dd_o.jpg
Just for fun...
As a result of my wife’s envisaging of this object appearing as a Dragons Eye [GoT spin off], I thought to join a pair of these NGC5128’s to make the Dragons Eye complete, and how crazy is the result!
Hi resolution link to the Dragons Eyes:
live.staticflickr.com/65535/47898293511_cbab7a0ca9_k.jpg
Information about the image:
Center (RA, Dec):(201.346, -43.007)
Center (RA, hms):13h 25m 23.134s
Center (Dec, dms):-43° 00' 24.496"
Size:48.9 x 32.6 arcmin
Radius:0.490 deg
Pixel scale:0.732 arcsec/pixel
Orientation:Up is 71.5 degrees E of N
Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5 | Focal Ratio: F8
Camera: STXL-11000 + AOX | Mount: AP900GTO
Camera Sensitivity: Lum & Ha: BIN 1x1, RGB: BIN 2x2
Exposure Details: Total: 43.92hours | Lum: 99 x 900 sec [24.75hr], Ha: 44 x 1200sec [14.7hr], RGB 450sec x 12 each [4.5hrs]
Viewing Location: Central Victoria, Australia.
Observatory: ScopeDome 3m
Date: April-May 2019
Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, CCDBand-Aid, PS, Pixinsight
Author: Steven Mohr