06 Sept 2022
Face-on unbarred spiral galaxy ~40 mi ly away in Antlia, morphologically classified as SAB(rs)c. The arms have star-forming regions generated via density waves (Lin–Shu density waves) converging to super star clusters in the core revealed by Hubble near-infrared data.
LRGB 7h 10m (12:11:10:10 x 600s) from CHI-1 telescope H-1 Telescope, a Planewave CDK24 with FLI PL 9000 camera and Astrodon 2nd GEN LRGB filters, situated in the Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile. Part of the telescope.live network. Taken on multiple dates, March 2021 - Jan 2022.
Processed in PixInsight.
NGC 2997
6 credit
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 554 | 2h | 13 |
| Blue | 554 | 2h | 13 |
| Luminance | 646 | 2h20m | 13 |
| Red | 650 | 2h10m | 12 |