NGC 1532 and Companion Galaxy NGC 1531

Image Title: NGC1532 AND NGC1531

Copyright: LAURENT DESBATS

Date image was taken: December 21, 2025

Location: El Sauce - Chile

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: NGC 1532 is a very large barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. NGC 1532 is gravitationally interacting with the dwarf galaxy NGC 1531.

This image was captured using the 500mm telescope located in Chile belonging to Jean-Paul Cales, whose equipment is on loan to the Jalle Astronomy Association. The image was taken by the Jalle-Astro team (Laurent Desbats, David Meynard, and Frédéric Maillard), and processed by Me.
36 x 600s in B
41 x 300s in R
30 x 300s in V
25 x 300s in Ha
153 x 300s in L
Processed with PixInsight.
Many small galaxies are present in the image; for identification, see the Astrobin link below.
https://astrob.in/b4lleg/0/

Name: LAURENT DESBATS

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