Target: NGC5128 Centaurus A
Camera: Canon 350d modified Baader 2” Skyglow filter
Exposure Capture: DLSR Focus
Scope: GSO CF RC200
EFR: f/8
Mount: EQ6 Pro
Exposure Setting: Prime focus, ISO800 ICNR off Daylight WB
Exposures: 15 x 330s taken 4th May 2009
Seeing: waxing gibbous ¾ moon
Guiding: Orion Starshoot Autoguider using PHD
Focus: DSLR Focus
Stacking: DSS 5 x 330s darks plus flats, no bias applied
Processing: PS7 levels curves colour balance, Carboni Actions LP removal, Gradient Exterminator

Note: Collimation is not 100% and elongated stars may be due to focuser sag

Info: Situated in the Centaurus

Right Ascension 13 : 25.5 (h:m)
Declination -43 : 01 (deg:m)
Distance 15000.0 (kly)
Visual Brightness 7.0 (mag)
Apparent Dimension 18 x 14 (arc min)
Discovered by James Dunlop in 1826.
This galaxy is situated in the M83 group of galaxies. It is one of the most interesting and peculiar galaxies in the sky, and is a strong source of radio radiation (therefore the designation Centaurus A); it is actually the nearest radio galaxy. It is of intermediate type between elliptical and disk (spiral) galaxies: The main body has all characteristics of a large elliptical, but a pronounced dust belt is superimposed well over the center, forming a disk plane around this galaxy.
This galaxy seems to have "eaten" at least one larger spiral in the last few billion years. At present is not sure if this alone explains the unique appearance of this galaxy: It may well be that this is one of the rare "links" between "normal" ellipticals and "normal" disks.
In the radio part of the spectrum, Centaurus A exhibits two vast regions of radio emission, starting in prolongation of the polar axis of the disk of NGC 5128 and extending many hundreds of light years to each side.

Attached Images

ngc5128 centa ba.jpg (95.9 KB, 18 views)

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Primary imaging setup: Stellarvue 80ED with RD finder, 10X60 Stellarvue finder as guidescope with Orion Starshoot Autoguider, Canon 350d DSLR(modified), mount EQ6 Pro.

I can't seem to find the thumbnail or link to the image.

Tom

Very beautiful Trevorw, Very sharp and very nice info supplied with the image. Welldone my frien and Clear Skies.

Hi Tom, At times it happens to me but its working now.

I had to reload the page several times then the thumbnail appeared. Not sure what's going on with the server software. I've also had it refuse to let me load in image. I move the image to a different directory on my hard drive and it then loads just fine. Think BAUT has some alien bugs running around their software.

Rick