NGC 1358

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Even astronomers agree (after reading many papers), this galaxy is just plain weird. Though not intrinsically bright, I thought a color image of this galaxy was "necessary" since I could not find one in the literature. In addition to being a Seyfert galaxy (see M77), this galaxy appears to have the structure of both a barred spiral galaxy and a more smooth SO (almost like an elliptical). The galaxy is a whopping 175 million light years away.

Equipment

Meade 16in LX200 telescope operating at f/10
SBIG ST8E CCD camera with color filter wheel

L R G B color production was used to create this image.

Luminance = 40 minutes binned 1x1
 Red = 20 minutes binned 2x2
 Green = 20 minutes binned 2x2
 Blue = 40 minutes binned 2x2
  • The AO unit was used for this image.

    • Minimum credit line: Bob Birket and John Evelan/Adam Block/NOAO/AURA/NSF

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    Updated: 10/24/2001