| Designation |
NGC 1097 |
| Constellation |
Fornax (For) |
| Description |
NGC 1097 is a fine, barred spiral
and unusual in various ways. It is a Seyfert type radio source galaxy with
a very bright, active nucleus. It also emits strongly in the infrared,
indicating the presence of warm dust. Finally, there is interaction with
the small elliptical companion galaxy NGC 1097A to the NW (upper
right), the result of which is readily apparent in the image. North
is up and the field of view is 15 x 10 arcminutes. |
| Exposure |
LRGB 70:30:30:40 min @ -15°C -
RGB binned 2x2 |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + CFW-8
with Astronomik Filterset |
| Optics |
RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien
@ f/9 |
| Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta 11, Adobe
Photoshop 6.0 |
| Location - Date - Time |
Vicuña (Chile) - 26Sep03 @
06:30 UTC |
| Conditions |
Transparency 5-7, Seeing 5-6, Temperature
+10°C |
