NGC 1398 - In the Constellation of Fornax

The constellation of Fornax is home to many fascinating celestial objects, and NGC 1398 is no exception. It is a beautiful isolated barred spiral galaxy, which appears to be almost face-on to us. Its double-ring structure is quite remarkable, and you can observe its bright central bar and delicate spiral arms, which include many distant galaxies.

 

With a diameter of 135,000 light years, it is even larger than our Milky Way and is located some 65 million light-years away in the constellation of Fornax. The galaxy's distinctive appearance reminds me of an eye looking back at us from the distant past.

 

Exposure Details:

Lum 33 X 1200

Red 8 X 900

Green 8 X 900

Blue 14 X 900

 

Instruments:

Telescope: 10" Ritchey-Chrétien RCOS

Camera: SBIG STL-11000 Mono

Mount: Astro-Physics AP-900

Focal Length: 2310.00 mm

Pixel size: 9.00 um

Resolution: 0.82 arcsec/pix

 

Total Time 18.5

 

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