NGC5128

Centaurus A Galaxy

NGC5128

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Centaurus

Distance

15,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

April 21, 2012

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 12x5 (bin 1x1), R 3x5, G 3x5, B 3x5 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi MT200 Newtonian

Focal Length

1200mm @f/6

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

TAK MEF-1

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop