Ngc 2997 zwo asi 071 pro

[benklerk]

Its been a while. I don't usually image during summer. It gets dark to late.
Here is the latest image I took in January.

NGC 2997 is a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 25 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia. NGC 2997 is particularly notable for a nucleus surrounded by a chain of hot giant clouds of ionized hydrogen. Seen face-on, NGC 2997 looks similar to M83.

GSO 6" RC
HEQ5 Pro
ZWO ASI 071 PRO
7 x 10min = 70min total exposure

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[strongmanmike]

That's a good shot of this galaxy, some flats to remove the donnut and your away :thumbsup:

Mike

[astroron]

Nice pic. :)
I thought the Black Hole was normally at the center of the galaxy.;)
Cheers:thumbsup:

[PKay]

Inspiring!

Well done.

[xelasnave]

Looks great to me.
I like what can be done with a 6 inch ...I used to run a six and I was very happy with it..wore it out actually ans only went eight inch rather than remirror etc the six.
I like the little gallaxy top left.
Alex

[Atmos]

Detail in the main Galaxy is good plus there are a number of fainter ones in the field :)

[benklerk]

Hi Mike

Yes I know there is a dust artifact. I know how to do flats. But for some reason it failed to remove the artifact.

Ben

[benklerk]

Hi Ron

Yes I know there is a dust artifact. But for some reason my flats failed to remove the artifact.

Ben

[strongmanmike]

Ok, if the dust mote is strong, sometimes you may need to adjust the length of your flat to get it removed properly.

[gregbradley]

A lovely image of one of my favourite galaxies

Greg