Arp 245 (NGC 2992/3)

[Geoff45]

This is an interesting pair of interacting galaxies in Hydra
http://www.astrobin.com/93443/
They are quite faint which made revealing the tidal tails without overly stretching the background a little tricky. I would have liked more data, but the clouds dictated otherwise.
Telescope: Plane Wave 12.5"CDK
Camera: QSI 540wsg
Mount: AP900
Exposure: 7 x 10min each of R, G and B. 8 x 10min L (Total 4h50m)
Acquired in MaximDL, processed in PixInsight.
Geoff

[RickS]

A very nice image, Geoff. Especially well processed with a relatively small amount of data!

[Geoff45]

Thanks Rick.

[strongmanmike]

Very nice work Geoff, cool galaxy dance going on there, looks distant :thumbsup:

Mike

[Geoff45]

Thanks Mike
There's a lot of interesting stuff to be found in The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. This is just one example.
Geoff

[gregbradley]

Nice shot Geoff. Interacting pairs are a hot imaging target if you can find them.

Greg.

[atalas]

Awesome looking galaxies!well done.