Centaurus A

NGC 5128 a.k.a. Centaurus A

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Discovered almost 200 years ago, NGC 5128 is a galaxy that can be found in the constellation Centaurus, 10-15 million light-years away from Earth. With an apparent diameter of 60,000 light-years, Centaurus A is considered to be one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky, along with Andromeda, Triangulum, Small Magellanic Cloud and, of course, Large Magellanic Cloud.

A popular target for both observation and astrophotography, Centaurus A is visible from all over the southern hemisphere but only from a low latitude in the northern hemisphere (not my case), the ideal time being spring and summer.

NOTE: The attached image is the result of post-processing (calibration, alignment, stacking and editing) of 10 fits frames downloaded from the Telescope Live - Chile network.

Total integration: 1h40 '

Filters: L R G B.

Pixinsight for post-processing.