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Old 19-04-2024, 01:24 PM
TrevorW
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The Antennae Galaxies

The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039 or Caldwell 60/Caldwell 61) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus. Mag 10. They are currently going through a starburst phase, in which the collision of clouds of gas and dust, with entangled magnetic fields, causes rapid star formation. They were discovered by William Herschel in 1785.
7 hrs data captured over a couple of nights in poor seeing Bortle 6
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