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Old 17-11-2018, 04:41 PM
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Arp 77 - NGC 1097

This is a gem of an object, quite large and bright. I imaged this over four clear nights this week from suburban Perth through the 16" f3.6.
I was trying to image the 4 faint optical jets that come out of this, and although they are visible in the data - and if you know exactly where to look the brighter two are just visible, the lumpiness of the sky background due to the light pollution makes it impossible to present them in an aesthetically pleasing manner. However, the disturbed arm and companion galaxy, as well as wealth of detail in the core make this an interesting object even without the deep external features.
Link to the astrobin site here, as the thumbnail isn't particularly good:
https://www.astrobin.com/full/376987/B/
cheers,
Andrew.
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