NGC 4038 & NGC 4039.

The Antennae Galaxies or NGC 4038/NGC 4039 are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus. They are currently going through a starburst phase, in which the collision of clouds of gas and dust causes rapid star formation. NGC 4027 can also be seen down the bottom left of the frame.

110×30″ unguided from suburbia.

19 May 2025

GSO 8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian

Canon EOS 6D

Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO

IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm

GSO 2" Photo-Visual Coma Corrector.

Adobe Lightroom

Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP)

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