This is the only astro-image I was able to captrure this year. Hoping for better conditions! The Antennae galaxies are a perfect example of what a galaxy collision looks like. There is a lot of starburst activity happening, where new stars are born out of clouds of gas. Some of that material is ejected into space, giving the appearance of a bug and its antennae.
Technical details:
NGC 4038-4039
Imaging telescope: AT12 RC astrograph f/8 Imaging camera: QHY9M CCD Filters: Orion 2'' RGB Mount: AP900 GTO Other: Meade DSI guider, Robofocus Software: CCD Commander, Maxim DL, Photoshop CC 2014, Pixinsight 1.8
Date: L,R,G: Mar 4,5, B: Apr 25, 2017 Exposure: RGB:6x900'', L: 10X900'' each, bin1 Total integration 5.5 hours Location: Asteria remote observatory, Hocking Hills, Ohio, US
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