Interacting Galaxies NGC 169 and IC1559 (Arp 282)
Taken by Tom Wildoner on August 22, 2025 @
Weatherly, PA, USA
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Date Taken: 2025:10:12 16:00:59
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This is a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Andromeda designated as NGC 169 and IC 1559. Halton Arp divided his “Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies” into groups based on purely morphological criteria. The pair of galaxies here received the designation Arp 282 as a pair of interacting galaxies. The two galaxies are just above the 6th magnitude star HIP2926 (the ring and diffraction spikes are from the long exposure and processing). You can view a Hubble Telescope image of this pair at:
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-views-a-cosmic-interaction/
Tech Specs: Meade 12” LX-90 SCT Telescope, Antares Focal Reducer, ZWO ASI2600MC camera running at 0F, 124 x 60 seconds, Celestron CGX-L pier mounted, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in DSS and PixInsight. Image Date: August 22, 2025. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Photographer's website:
https://www.thedarksideobservatory.com
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