Fornax A and B Galaxies
Image Title: Fornax A
Copyright: vikas chander
Date image was taken: October 20, 2025
Location: Obstech, Chile.
Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup
Description and Details: Fornax A and Fornax B are two distinct galaxies within the Fornax Cluster, a group of galaxies about 62 million light-years from Earth. While they appear close together in the sky, uncertainties in their distances mean they are not gravitationally interacting. Fornax A, or NGC 1316 is a massive lenticular galaxy, a type that is halfway between a spiral and an elliptical. Fornax B, or NGC 1317 on the other hand is a much smaller intermediate spiral galaxy…
Telescope: Planewave CDK 24 inch
Camera: Moravian C5A-100 mono
Filters : Chroma LRGBSHO
Mount: Planewave L-600
Observatory : Obstech
L = 208 x 120s
R= 208 x 120s
G= 207 x 120s
B= 202 x 120s
Oiii = 102 x 600s
Total integration = 44h30m
Software : NINA, PixInsight
Name: vikas chander
Website or Facebook Profile: http://www.vikaschander.com
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