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Photographer:

Herbert Walter

Location of Photo:

IAS, Namibia Hakos Farm

Date/Time of photo:

2017/01/08

Equipment:

20" Cassegrain f/3 (1500 mm) / Moravian G2 8300 mono

Description:

NGC 1097 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Fornax (distance about 48 million light years). It is a severely interacting galaxy with obvious tidal debris and distortions caused by interaction with the companion galaxy NGC 1097A. LRGB 24/6/6/6 x 6min (4h12min)

Website:

https://www.skypixels.at/ngc1097_N17_info.html