Terry Robison
NGC 1566
This beautiful galaxy is known as the Spanish Dancer. NGC 1566 can be found in the constillation of Dorada (The Dolphinfish), at a distance of 40 million light years away. Its apparent magnitude is 10.3, and its apparent size of 8.3 x 6.6 arc min. It has a small but extremely bright nuclues. This is a feature is found in the Seyfert class galaxies. This class of galaxies are very active and extreamly luminous, emitting strong bursts of radiation. Supermassive black holes are believed to be near the centre of this galaxy. NGC 1566 is the second brightest Seyfert glaxy known.
Instruments Used:
10 Inch RCOS fl 9.1
Astro Physics AP-900 Mount
SBIG STL 11000m
FLI Filter Wheel
Astrodon Lum, Red, Green, Blue Filters
Baader Planetarium H-alpha 7nm Narrowband-Filter
Exposure Details:
Lum 1X1 49 X 900 sec 12.25 Hours
Red 2X2 15 X 450 sec1.875 Hours
Green 2X2 23 X 450 sec2.875 Hours
Blue 2X2 16 X 450 sec2.000 Hours
Ha 1X1 11 X 900 sec2.750 Hours
Total Time 21.75 Hours
Image Details:
Resolution ........ 0.803 arcsec/px
Rotation .......... 111.188 deg
Focal ............. 2310.93 mm
Pixel size ........ 9.00 um
Field of view ..... 50' 34.9" x 33' 42.7"
Image center ...... RA: 04 19 48.692 Dec: -54 55 36.72
Location:
Australia, Central Victoria
Imaged from Dec-Feb 2018
Photographer:
Terry Robison
NGC 1566
This beautiful galaxy is known as the Spanish Dancer. NGC 1566 can be found in the constillation of Dorada (The Dolphinfish), at a distance of 40 million light years away. Its apparent magnitude is 10.3, and its apparent size of 8.3 x 6.6 arc min. It has a small but extremely bright nuclues. This is a feature is found in the Seyfert class galaxies. This class of galaxies are very active and extreamly luminous, emitting strong bursts of radiation. Supermassive black holes are believed to be near the centre of this galaxy. NGC 1566 is the second brightest Seyfert glaxy known.
Instruments Used:
10 Inch RCOS fl 9.1
Astro Physics AP-900 Mount
SBIG STL 11000m
FLI Filter Wheel
Astrodon Lum, Red, Green, Blue Filters
Baader Planetarium H-alpha 7nm Narrowband-Filter
Exposure Details:
Lum 1X1 49 X 900 sec 12.25 Hours
Red 2X2 15 X 450 sec1.875 Hours
Green 2X2 23 X 450 sec2.875 Hours
Blue 2X2 16 X 450 sec2.000 Hours
Ha 1X1 11 X 900 sec2.750 Hours
Total Time 21.75 Hours
Image Details:
Resolution ........ 0.803 arcsec/px
Rotation .......... 111.188 deg
Focal ............. 2310.93 mm
Pixel size ........ 9.00 um
Field of view ..... 50' 34.9" x 33' 42.7"
Image center ...... RA: 04 19 48.692 Dec: -54 55 36.72
Location:
Australia, Central Victoria
Imaged from Dec-Feb 2018
Photographer:
Terry Robison