NGC 1097 wide field by Kfir Simon

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NGC 1097 wide field

A wide image with the galaxy in the center.

NGC 1097 is a barred spiral galaxy about 45 million light years away in the constellation Fornax.
It was discovered by William Herschel on 9 October 1790.
It is a severely interacting galaxy with obvious tidal debris and distortions caused by interaction with the companion galaxy NGC 1097A.(WIKI)

L-RGB image

Lum- 2HRS (Bin 1)
RGB - 20 min each (BIN 2)

Total of 3 HRS

Telescope: ASA 12" f 3.6 Astrograph
Camera: FLI MicroLine 8300 CCD-camera

Imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia

FLI-New

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