Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 2442 |
| Object type | Type SB(r)b spiral galaxy |
| Coordinates | 07 h 36 min - 69° 32' Volans (Vol) |
| Description | A splendid and unusual barred spiral galaxy in the far southern constellation of Volans, NGC 2442 lies 50 million lightyears away and is thought to be disturbed by an unseen companion galaxy. At mag 11.3 and with an apparent angular size of only 5 arcmins, NGC 2442 is both dim and small. Therefore the image shows an enlarged 60% section of the original frame size (see also a full deep field with elliptical galaxy NGC 2434 taken with a 6" refractor here). |
| Exposure | LRGB 240:70:70:70 min @ -12°C |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + CFW8 with Astrodon LRGB filterset |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, DeBloomer, CCDSharp, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 05 and 07Feb05 @ 05:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 6, Seeing 7, Temperature +17°C |
