Image data from 18 Sep 2023, taken on-site at the IAS Hakos Observatory, Namibia. The spiral galaxy NGC 1097 in Fornax with a back then new type II supernova 2023rev, discovered on 08 Sep 2023. So only 10 days old in this image (see marker), or 45 million years, depending on the perspective.
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A new image from the IAS remote telescope, the NGC 300 galaxy in Sculptor.
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Sort of first light for the new IAS remote telescope at Hakos, Namibia.
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And yet another image from April/May at the IAS Observatory Hakos, Namibia. NGC 3621 is a field galaxy, i.e. lonely galaxy ;-), in the constellation of Hydra.
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Already done in 2019, here comes another shot at NGC 2997, a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy in Antlia. Only 1 hour of total exposure time due to many technical problems with the 20″ Cassegrain.
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More southern sky galaxies from the trip to Hakos, Namibia in April/May 2022, the Meathook Galaxy NGC 2442 and the elliptical galaxy NGC 2434 plus some smaller PGCs.
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Finally, something fresh from Namibia, captured on-site. Details at Astrobin.
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Because it’s that time of year … a fresh shot at a very familiar target during two clear nights in October. Ha, L, R, G, B with the QHY268M, but still facing problems with the Esprit and the Optolong filters.
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The last one for this season, weather wasn’t that stellar for astrophotography in the last months, so too little exposure time and too much noise. To be continued in 2022 …
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Another backyard galaxy before the summer break, details here at Astrobin.
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