The Grus Triplet

2021November 2021
Written By Jason Matter
Image Description and Details : The Grus Triplet is group of galaxies about 60 million light years away in the constellation Grus and is comprised of NGC 7582, NGC 7590, and NGC 7599. These three galaxies along with NGC 7552 make up the Grus Quartet, which is part of the IC 1459 Group.  Location/Date – El Sauce, Chile, August 2021 Imaging System – Planewave 17” CDK, 10 Micron GM3000, FLI ML16803 Chroma Filters Exposure – LRGB, 11 hoursCopyright: Good Astronomy

Image Description and Details : The Grus Triplet is group of galaxies about 60 million light years away in the constellation Grus and is comprised of NGC 7582, NGC 7590, and NGC 7599. These three galaxies along with NGC 7552 make up the Grus Quartet, which is part of the IC 1459 Group. 

Location/Date – El Sauce, Chile, August 2021

Imaging System – Planewave 17” CDK, 10 Micron GM3000, FLI ML16803 Chroma Filters

Exposure – LRGB, 11 hours

Copyright: Good Astronomy

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