Arp 245 (ngc2992 and 2993)

[alocky]

This is a very cool object and surprisingly large and easy to grab from my light polluted backyard despite it being 100 million light years away. These guys are mag 13.1 and 13.2 and the interacting tidal streams are visible here, along with a whole host of faint background galaxies.
This is about 8 hours of LRGB using a QSI683 on the 16" f3.6 ASA Newt, and the full version is on my astrobin page at:
https://www.astrobin.com/393952/B/

[Geoff45]

Nice one Andrew. The ARP objects always deliver. Pity so many of them are in the NH.
Geoff

[strongmanmike]

Great looking galaxy grouping that Andrew, it looks like a freeze frame from a super computer simulation of a galaxy merger time lapse. Nicely done from suburbia too :thumbsup: This was one (of a few :whistle:) potential objects I was considering hitting once my gear is all back on line (soon) :)...maybe I won't bother now and just admire yours :thumbsup:

Mike

[alocky]

Cheers Geoff - I'd love to get my hands on a copy of the Arp-Madore collaboration 'A Catalogue of Southern Peculiar Galaxies and Associations' using plates from the UK-Schmidt camera at Siding Springs, as there's bound to be a few treasures hidden in that.





Thanks Mike, that's high praise indeed! I suspect a combination of darker skies and your processing skills might deliver the goods here, though. I can't help thinking there's a bit more detail to be squeezed out with better seeing than I get in Perth.

cheers,
Andrew.

[Placidus]

Gorgeous. Great choice, well executed

[alocky]

Thanks Mike and Trish!

[topheart]

Awesome Andrew!!
Looks like things are going well with the rig !
Cheers,
Tim

[alocky]

Thanks Tim - it was a bit of a journey, but the big mount has worked flawlessly for the last 12 months.

cheers,
Andrew.