NGC 7479 – The Superman Galaxy
Description:
NGC 7479 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 105 million l.y. from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. It is almost the same size as our Milky Way. Interestingly, it is undergoing starburst activity not only on the nucleus and the outer arms, but also across the bar of the galaxy, where most of the stars were formed in the last 100 million years which is very recent in the astronomical domain.
The nickname Superman Galaxy is related to its prominent S-shaped spiral arms.
Technical details:
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD14 and 0.7x focal reducer
Mount: Paramount MX+
Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM
Filters ZWO LRGB
Exposures:
Luminance filter: 43 x 4 min in bin 2×2 mode
Red filter: 10 x 4 min
Green filter: 10 x 4 min
Blue filter: 10 x 4 min
Date: August 2018
Location: Ste-Sophie, Qc
