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Cluster of Galaxies Abell 2151
M31 The Great Andromeda Galaxy
M31, M32 and M110 Trio of Galaxies (Two Panel Mosaic)
M31 and your Hydrogen Clouds (Reprocessing)
M31 Andromeda Galaxy 2018
M33 The Triangulum Galaxy LRGB (2019)
M33 The Triangulum Galaxy
M33 The Triangle Galaxy 2014
M51 An example of Galactic Cannibalism (Image of the day in Astrobin 03/21/2018)
M51 The Swirl Galaxy 2016
M63 Sunflower Galaxy
M63 The Sunflower Galaxy 2016-2017
M63 Sunflower Galaxy Jim Misty data (Image of the day in Astrobin 06/19/2015)
M63 The Sunflower Galaxy 2015
M64 Black Eye Galaxy
Galaxy triplet in Leo
M65, M66 and NGC 3628 Trio in Leo
M81 and 82 galaxies surrounded by IFN
M81 and M82 mosaic
M81 Bode Galaxy 2017
NGC 3310 and Surroundings.
It is believed that about 100 million years ago, NGC 3310 collided with a smaller galaxy, causing the spiral galaxy NGC 3310 to light up with a huge burst of star formation. The changing gravity during the collision generated density waves that compressed the gas clouds and triggered the burst of star formation. Some of the galaxy's star clusters are quite young, indicating that starburst galaxies can remain in the starburst state for quite some time. NGC 3310 covers about 50,000 light years, we can see it in the constellation of the Great Bear, hence in the present image traces of IFN can be seen slightly, this beautiful spiral galaxy is about 50 million light years away.
Image Processed in Pixinsight.
Data acquired by Jim and Linda Powell, from the Deep Sky West robotic observatory, between January 05 and February 10, 2022.
Equipment:
TEC 180FL Telescope SBIG STXL-16200 Camera
Paramount ME II mount
Astrodon LRGB Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2 50mm Filter Set.
Accessories:
Starizona Microtouch Autofocuser, Feathertouch Motorized Focuser, SBIG filter wheel STXL-FW8G, Drew buster controller.
Data:
H-Alpha: 5x1200" -20C bin 1x1
Luminance: 36x600" -20C bin 1x1
Blue: 19x900" -20C bin 1x1
Green: 23x900" -20C bin 1x1
Red: 18x900" -20C bin 1x1
Total integration time: 27.5 hours.
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