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Image Data
Designation |
NGC 5128, Centaurus A, Cen A,
Bennett 60 |
Constellation |
Centaurus (Cen) |
Description |
Discovered by James Dunlop in
1827, this remarkable galaxy is a round, large and bright luminous haze
bisected by a clean dark bar about one arcmin wide. This galaxy is
the famous southern radio source Centaurus A and its distance is 13
million lightyears.
See also a close-up image
of Cen A .
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Exposure |
LRGB 36:18:18:18 min @ -15°C,
all 1x1 |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10E selfguided,
CFW-8, SBIG (CS) LRGB Filterset |
Optics |
Astro-Physics AP155EDFS @ f/7.2
(prime focus) |
Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 11May2002 -
02:00 UTC |
Conditions |
Transparency 7, Seeing 5, Temperature
+14°C |
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