NGC 4038 – 4039 (Arp 244), the ring-tail galaxy
by Vern on Apr.20, 2006, under Arp Galaxy, Astronomy, Deep sky, Galaxy
Below is an image of NGC 4038 and 4039 in the constellation Corvus. This interesting pair of galaxies which are believed to be a colliding. NGC 4038 to the north or top in the image contains several dark patches. No sign of the the “antennae” that Hubble images show — I guess I need a bit more aperature! Hubblesite.org has discussion and images of star forming regions resulting from the collision.
Below image taken between 11:20 MDT and 11:40 MDT last evening, April 19, 2006 with a Celestron Nexstar11 telescope mounted on APT wedge, a Meade F3.3 focal reducer, and an Astrovid Stellacam2. Temperature was 43°F, no wind, transparency was very good, and turbulence was 5/10.
