NGC4038/4039
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Type Location r.a. dec. Size Magnitude Distance
Galaxy Crv 12h01.9 -18°52' 2.6' x 1.8' 11  

This is a pair of colliding galaxies known as "the Antennae" because of the very thin long tails. Being very low on the horizon at my latitude, the tails are barely visible...

Head detail:

Date Telescope Binning Exp Time (s) Special processing Notes
03 25 03 Centurion
18"
L 1:1
RGB 3:1
L 7x300
R,G,B 600
LRGB, Max Entropy, DDP Head detail image sampling: 
.9" / pixel