Arp 84

Interacting Galaxies

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Subject Names:
Arp 84, NGC 5394, NGC 5395, Heron Galaxies

Constellation: Canes Venatici

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A pair of interacting galaxies NGC 5394 and NGC 5395 listed as Arp 84 in the Arp catalog of peculiar galaxies. They are at a distance of 165 million light years.
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Date:
April 2017

Location:
Anza, California

Optics:
RC 10” with AP CCDT67 reducer. Focal Length 1515mm @ f6

Mount:
AP1100GTO

Camera:
QSI 683WSG

Filters:
Astronomik Luminance L-3
Astronomik Deep-Sky RGB

Guiding:
SX Ultrastar in QSI Off-Axis Guider

Exposure:
L: 32 x 10 minutes, Bin 1
RGB: 12 x 10 minutes each, Bin 2
Total Exposure = 680 minutes (11 hours : 20 minutes)

Software:
Acquisition: MaxImDL 6, CCD Commander
Processing: PixInsight

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