Thursday, July 06, 2017

imaged NGC 4214 at last (Halifax)

I asked the Burke-Gaffney Observatory to image NGC 4214 some time ago. A galaxy in Canes Venatici. Another of the RASC Finest NGCs. Finally got some data (albeit during a bright Moon). It is a disturbed system, amorphous and mottled.

RASC Finest galaxy NGC 4214 in luminance

Luminance only, 60 seconds subexposures, 10 stacked shots. FITS Liberator, GIMP. North is up; east is left.

There seems to be a double to the south-east...

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I believe this also refers to NGC 4228, the Starburst Galaxy...

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Imaged again with a better outcome on 11 Apr '18.

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Wikipedia link: NGC 4214.

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