Skymonsters

Astrophotography by Nicola Montecchiari

NGC5128

Galaxy NGC5128
Date/Place2009-05-25 at Farm Hakos, Namibia
CoordinatesAR 13h 25m 30s DEC -43° 01'00"
InstrumentTakahashi FSQ85ED
CameraModified 450D
IntegrationAverage of 2x600 seconds at ISO 800. Preprocessed with IRIS, stretch with PICTools, final adjustments with PixInsight LE.
DescriptionCentaurus A Galaxy
CommentI didn't want to spend too much time on it as I already had other targets to shoot in my mind. After stacking it, however, I though it was worth putting it in the gallery as the definition of the dust lanes of the galaxy and the small galaxies around are quite a nice look.