Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 1398, Bennett 19a |
| Constellation | Fornax (For) |
| Description | Surprisingly multi-faceted, mag 10.4 spiral galaxy NGC 1398 features a transversal bar with a very bright central core, all within a bright circular central spiral structure which is easily mistaken for the full extent of the galaxy. There is a very faint outer set of blue spiral arms however, that brings the total size up to 7.1 x 5.3 arcminutes. |
| Exposure | LRGB 90:30:40:60 min @ -15°C |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + CFW-8 with Astronomik RGB Filterset, no filter was used for the L-channel. |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 |
| Location - Date - Time | Vicuña (Chile) - 03Sep03 @ 07:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 7, Seeing 4 (RGB) resp 6 (L), Temperature +11° |
