From wikipedia:
NGC 3169 is located in close physical proximity to NGC 3166, and the two have an estimated separation of around 160 kly (50 kpc). Their interaction is creating a gravitational distortion that has left the disk of NGC 3166 warped.
NGC 3166 and NGC 3169, Interacting Galaxies in Sextans
NGC 3166 and NGC 3169, Interacting Galaxies in Sextans
NGC 3166 (right) and NGC 3169 (left), an interacting pair of galaxies about 57 Mly distant in the constellation Sextans. 3169 is has an angular size of about 4 x 3 arc-minutes and a visual magnitude of 10.3. About 12.75 hours exposure over 10 nights in Jan-Feb 2017 from the remote obs. (Click image for higher resolution versions and acquisition details.)
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Andy
Re: NGC 3166 and NGC 3169, Interacting Galaxies in Sextans
Very nice, Andy! Tell me, are you getting better at extracting IFN, or is there just more in this area?
"The purpose of life is the investigation of the Sun, the Moon, and the heavens." - Anaxagoras
Re: NGC 3166 and NGC 3169, Interacting Galaxies in Sextans
Thanks Mike! I do not believe that is IFN, but actually star streams induced by the interaction between the galaxies. Very faint stuff and difficult to capture and to process.Apollo XX wrote:Very nice, Andy! Tell me, are you getting better at extracting IFN, or is there just more in this area?
Andy
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Re: NGC 3166 and NGC 3169, Interacting Galaxies in Sextans
Very cool objects Andy! It's very hard to capture these little ones and keep them in sharp focus. Well done!
Ron B.
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Astronomik Deep-Sky(RGB), CLS, Ha, OIII, SII
SV60EDS 60mm f/5.5 APO
AT65EDQ 65mm f/6.5 ED Quadruplet
SW ProED 100mm f/9.0 Doublet APO
C8 EdgeHD, AT130EDT
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Re: NGC 3166 and NGC 3169, Interacting Galaxies in Sextans
Spectacular as always Andy. The universe is an amazing place. Thanks for sharing.
Chuck M.
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Meade 8" LX200 Classic OTA
iOptron CEM40EC and MiniPier on Meade classic field tripod
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II
Canon 7D Mark II
ZWO 60mm f/4.6 GS with ASI120MM-S camera
Starizona SCT Corrector II and Virtual View 2" Rotating Visual Back
Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox
Re: NGC 3166 and NGC 3169, Interacting Galaxies in Sextans
Andy
Very impressive photo. The detail and color are amazing.
Roger
Very impressive photo. The detail and color are amazing.
Roger
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Re: NGC 3166 and NGC 3169, Interacting Galaxies in Sextans
Fantastic, Andy. Your images just go beyond description.
IFN...at first I thought that was the medical acronym for interferon proteins. I then Googled IFN and see that also stands for the The India Fund. It seems to be doing quite well. Think I will buy 100 shares... Thanks for the tip, Mike.
But for those of you. like me, who cringe at the very thought of yet another acronym to remember in the context of yet another field of study, I offer this from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_a ... y_acronyms
And now that you can look up IFN ( I shall play it cool and pretend I already knew what it meant), you can also see the BS degree I will be receiving soon. I am currently studying with Whoopie Golberg and will be getting my licence as a certified IGM in June.
Tom
IFN...at first I thought that was the medical acronym for interferon proteins. I then Googled IFN and see that also stands for the The India Fund. It seems to be doing quite well. Think I will buy 100 shares... Thanks for the tip, Mike.
But for those of you. like me, who cringe at the very thought of yet another acronym to remember in the context of yet another field of study, I offer this from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_a ... y_acronyms
And now that you can look up IFN ( I shall play it cool and pretend I already knew what it meant), you can also see the BS degree I will be receiving soon. I am currently studying with Whoopie Golberg and will be getting my licence as a certified IGM in June.
Tom
Tom H
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"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur
Re: NGC 3166 and NGC 3169, Interacting Galaxies in Sextans
<very long pause, mumbling, scratching head> ... Ha ha ha haNGC7000 wrote:I am currently studying with Whoopie Golberg and will be getting my licence as a certified IGM in June.
Andy
Re: NGC 3166 and NGC 3169, Interacting Galaxies in Sextans
Fantastic image, yet again, Andy.
Steve L