Arp 278 - Interacting Spiral Galaxies in Pegasus
Taken by Thomas Wildoner on September 13, 2024 @
Weatherly, PA, USA
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Date Taken: 2024:09:14 15:37:54
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Details:
Arp 278 is a pair of interacting spiral galaxies in the constellation Pegasus. This image is a small clip from a large image and is overprocessed to bring out some details in the galaxies. You can see several areas of bright knots of star formation throughout both galaxies. The pair are listed in the NGC catalog as NGC7253 and NGC7253A.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation: Pegasus
Right ascension: 22h 19m 28.9s
Declination: 29° 23′ 30.0″
Distance: 203.7 Mly (62.46 Mpc) & 200.4 Mly (61.43 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V): 13.2 & 14.3
Apparent size (V): 1.7' x 0.8' & 1.6' x 0.5'
Tech Specs: Orion 8” RC Telescope, ZWO ASI2600MC camera running at 0F, 162 x 60 second exposures, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in PixInsight. Image Date: September 13, 2024. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Photographer's website:
https://thedarksideobservatory.com
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