Ngc2997

Paul Haese · #1 12-04-2020, 11:29 PM

This image has been taken over several months. It is of a galaxy known as NGC2997 in Antlia. It is a face on unbarred spiral which has a lot of interesting detail in the core and lots of Ha regions. It is located at a distance of 39.8 million light years from our position.

The image is an integration of 27 hours but 11 hours are Ha data.

Taken with AG12 (1)

Click here for larger image.

Ant0nio (Tony) · #2 13-04-2020, 12:15 AM

Eccellente Paul

, thank you posting this beautiful & previously unknown to me galaxy.
cheers,
Tony

Atmos (Colin) · #3 13-04-2020, 09:34 AM

Really nice Paul, not one I’ve come across before. A bit of the well beaten track

Looks a fair bit like a smaller fainter M83.

topheart · #4 13-04-2020, 09:45 AM

Good one!! Great to document this galaxy so nicely.
Cheers,
Tim

multiweb (Marc) · #5 13-04-2020, 09:49 AM

Really nice picture. Great details in the arms and core. Scope performs really well.

Andy01 (Andy) · #6 14-04-2020, 11:27 AM

+ 1^ - well done Paul

gregbradley · #7 15-04-2020, 09:03 AM

A favourite galaxy of mine. Its bit of tough one as its not that large or bright.

A good version.

Greg.

glend (Glen) · #8 15-04-2020, 09:50 AM

Pristine work Paul, as always. Thank you.

batema (Mark) · #9 15-04-2020, 01:53 PM

Beautiful little galaxy. As always a magnificent image.

Geoff45 (Geoff) · #10 15-04-2020, 03:58 PM

Nice work Paul. I like the way you have handled the H alpha--nice and natural looking. Sometimes people can get carried away and make the galaxy look like it's had a severe acne case.

h0ughy (David) · #11 15-04-2020, 06:26 PM

Brilliant image, is this the galaxy know as the Spanish dancer?

Geoff45 (Geoff) · #12 15-04-2020, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h0ughy

Brilliant image, is this the galaxy know as the Spanish dancer?

No, the Spanish dancer is 1566

codemonkey (Lee) · #13 18-04-2020, 12:08 PM

Wonderful job, Paul, congrats! I quite like this target, not sure why it's so infrequently imaged.

Placidus (Mike and Trish) · #14 20-04-2020, 05:49 PM

A magnificent 2997 Paul. (I replied ages ago but must have forgotten to click OK.)

The fine detail in the dust lanes close in by the nucleus is excellent.

The distribution of the H-alpha seems very different to that in say NGC 300, where there are big peripheral clumps.

I'd love to see a monochrome H-alpha only version.

Best,
Mike