NGC772 - ARP 78

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

NGC772 - ARP 78 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 = 660 minutes
  • Red = 220 minutes
  • Green = 220 minutes
  • Blue = 220 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 0 minutes
  • OIII 3nm. = 0 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 0 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 4
  • CCDStack2
  • Photoshop CC & PIxInsight

About this image


NGC 772 also known as peculiar galaxy ARP 78 shows distortion due to interactions with smaller nearby galaxies. Star streams show up as faint, wispy arcs of stellar debris. NGC772 is in the constellation Aries.

Full Size Image

This is an enhanced image shown in reverse (negitive) to reveal the stellar streams.

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