NGC5033 - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici
| NGC 5033 lies approximately 50 million light years from Earth. It is classified as a Seyfert Galaxy. This refers to its extremely active galactic core that produces spectral lines of highly ionized gas. The high level of activity is believed to be caused by a massive black hole in the galaxy's nucleus. The spiral arms are somewhat lose and asymetrical. This is likely caused by past interaction with a nearby galaxy (NGC 5005). | ||
| Telescope: | Orion 10 in. f/4.7 Newtonian w/ Baader coma corrector | |
| Camera: | Modified Canon 550D; ISO 1600; raw capture; custom white balance | |
| Mount: | Losmandy G11 w/Gemini | |
| Guiding: | Orion SSAG on Lumicon 50mm finder scope | |
| Exposures: |
34 @ 3 min. |
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| Notes: |
Images were focused
using Live View. They were converted to tiff files using Canon's
Digital Photo Professional. They were then
reduced, aligned, and combined in ImagesPlus. The final image was
adjusted in Photoshop. Topaz DeNoise was used to reduce noise. |
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