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8-AUG-2010 Marcus Davies

NGC 6744

NGC 6744 is a spiral galaxy about 25 million light years away in the constellation of Pavo. To the left (north) is a dwarf companion galaxy that is interacting with the spiral arm of NGC 6744. It appears to be being stretched because of the tidal effects of the dwarf companion.

This is a 10.5 hr LRGB image (300, 120, 90, 120 mins). All subs were 15 mins (unbinned).
FOV is 43 x 32 arcmins @ 1.05 arcsec/pixel.

Takahashi TOA-150 refractor @ F11.7 (FL=1760mm), Takahashi EM-400, SBIG STL 11000M camera and AO-L.
See: http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/108493204/original hide exif
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Date/Time15-Aug-2010 23:16:20
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