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NGC 2997 Nebulae
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Object:
NGC 2997 galaxy in Antlia
Notes:

NGC 2997 is a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 25 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia. It is the brightest galaxy of the NGC 2997 group of galaxies. NGC 2997 is particularly notable for a nucleus surrounded by a chain of hot giant clouds of ionized hydrogen.

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Date:
February 2018
Location:
El Sauce Observatory, Río Hurtado, Chile
Telescope:
Orion Optics UK AG12, f/3.8
Mount:

Astro-Physics AP1100GTO

Camera:
SBIG STL 1100@ -25°C.
Exposure Time:
Ha:L:R:G:B=150:240:150:150:150mins
 
 
       
 
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