Galaxy with a Tail

2020

May 30

Ultra deep View of NGC 5907

Back in 2019 after completing my project on M63 Sunflower galaxy, I decided to search for new objects to image using Insight Observatory's 16" f3.7 Dream astrograph reflector, ATEO-1, remote telescope. While I was surfing the internet, I came across an interesting galaxy. I made sure that it is visible in the northern hemisphere as ATEO-1 is located in the dark skies of New Mexico. I researched a bit more about this edge-on galaxy and found that tidal streams create a loop around this galaxy. I found a couple more images where there were two loops wrapped around the galaxy. I was really excited to capture this galaxy remotely as it was one of a kind and I could not find a similar galaxy that had two loops. I made a decision to capture this galaxy and I decided to email Michael Petrasko and Muir Evenden, Co-founders of Insight Observatory. As the tidal streams were very faint, it would mean investing a lot of imaging time. We started out and collected 5 hours worth of luminance data with ATEO-1.

Image comprises of Data from 2 source
Luminance data is from Ours
Red and Green (Color data ) is from Dragonfly array telescope
https://www.pietervandokkum.com/ngc5907
Credit and copyright : Utkarsh Mishra, Pieter Van Dokkum and Team, Michael Petrasko, Muir Evenden ( Team insight observatory)
Processing and Assembly : Utkarsh Mishra , Michael
Note the Tail ( tidal stream )is very faint so I had to make a HDR type of processing to reveal it ,
Telescope 16" f3.7 Dreamscope astrograph FLI proline 16803 CCD 29hrs of lum comprising of
27 - 1x1 at 300 sec,
3 - 1x1 at 600 sec, 5 - 1x1 at 900 sec, 59 - 2x2 at 600 sec, 23 - 2x2 at 1200 sec.
Color data from 1meter Dragon fly Array telescope, data available on His website.

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