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ARP245 Final Color

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ARP 245 - Chile

ARP 245 – Chile

Here are 2 galaxies approaching collision in Hydra. NGC2992 is at the top and 2993 at the bottom.. Note the wide bridge of material connecting them.

NGC2992 has a Seyfert core and is somewhat redder.

The red shift distance is 125 million lys. The 3rd dim, edge-on galaxy is listed as FGC 938/RFGC 1621. It shows the same red shift but doesn’t seem to exhibit any interaction with the 2 larger galaxies.

PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph with ZWO ASI 6200 camera, Astrodon filters and ASAS gearless DDM-85 mount. F/8 LRGB (40/8min L, 15/8min RGB each, all 2×2 bin).