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strongmanmike2002 | all galleries >> Images taken from Wallaroo (2012-2021) >> Orion Optics UK AG12 - High resolution imaging >> NGC 1316 Interacting galaxies in Fornax > Deep negative view NGC 1316/17 tidal tail loops and outer halo
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13-Nov-2020 Image FOV 38' X 30'

Deep negative view NGC 1316/17 tidal tail loops and outer halo

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Inverting and stretching the 10hrs of Luminance, more clearly showcases an extensive and complex outer
galaxy halo, including a massive faint bubble to the upper left, along with a rarely revealed, faint
loop of tidal material, to the lower left, that all together take the apparent size of NGC 1316/17 out to
a whopping 38'X 30' or a little more than the size of the Full Moon!

Orion Optics AG12 F3.8
Starlightxpress SXVR-H694, SX USB CFW, SX OAG unit + Atlas Focuser
Luminance = 10hrs
New Deep-Sky LRGB Astronomik filters
-20C chip temp, flats used but no dark frames.
Focal length 1120mm
Image scale 0.84"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar


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