NGC3227 Arp 94

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

NGC3227 Arp 94 by Ken Crawford

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Image Equipment Details

  • RCOS 20" carbon truss - 100mm FFC
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta u16m
  • SBIG ST402 Guider
  • Astrodon MegaMoag
  • Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters

Exposure Details

  • Clear/ Lum = 540 minutes
  • Red = 80 minutes
  • Green = 80 minutes
  • Blue = 80 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 0 minutes
  • OIII 3nm = 0 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 0 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 4
  • CCDStack
  • Photoshop CS6

About this image


NGC3227 is a spiral galaxy that is interacting with a dwarf elliptical galaxy (NGC3226). This interaction is visible as loops, arcs, and star streams that are the remnants of a gravitational dance between the two. You can see this image on Astronomy Picture Of The Day.

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The images were produced in collaboration with David Martinez-Delgado (MPIA) and the Tidal Stream Survey.

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