A number of superlatives apply to this remarkable object catalogued as NGC 5128, also referred to as Centaurus A. It is the third brightest visual galaxy in the Southern Hemisphere, fifth brightest in the night sky and the nearest with an active galactic nucleus. It makes an ideal target for amateur astronomers and is famous for the dust lane across its middle and a giant jet blasting away from the supermassive black hole at its center. The Chilean night sky combined with the light bucket that the CDK 24 is, results in fine details seen in the dust lanes and the mass ejections, the image literally processing itself with minimum effort….
Telescope: Planewave CDK 24 inch
Camera: Moravian C5A-100 mono
Filters : Chroma LRGBSHO
Mount: Planewave L-600
Observatory : Obstech
L = 140x 120s
R= 30 x 120s
G= 30 x 120s
B= 30 x 120s
Ha = 139 x 180s
Oiii = 109 x 300s
Total integration = 23h42m
Software :PixInsight