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Old 06-11-2011, 11:57 AM
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Carina Dwarf Galaxy: 30 hr exposure

The imaging of this object started two years ago.

After a total of 30 hr luminance, the law of diminishing returns suggests that further imaging will not add much to this extremely faint object.

http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastro/carinadwf.html

As a comparison here is an image of the dwarf taken by combined exposures from the 2.2 meter MPG/ESO and the Victor M. Blanco 4-meter telescopes in Chile.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/ba...-dwarf-galaxy/

Regards

Steven
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