| Designation(s) | Arp 12, NGC 2608 |
| Object Type(s) | Galaxy |
| Relevant Catalog(s) | All (Chron), Arp, NGC |
| Arp Category | Spiral galaxies with split arms |
| Obs. Lat/Long | 42° 17', 073° 57' |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Date and Time Observed | 2024-04-22 23:32:00 |
| Instrument | EdgeHD 8" f10-2,032mm FL |
| Camera | ASI294mc-Pro |
| Image Details | Up is 184.0 degrees E of N (South). Total integration time was 53m 30s. Exposures 30s@305g, UV/IR Cut Filter. Full Moon. Darks subtracted, no flats. Dithered and recentered in SharpCap. No guiding. |
| Description | This is a barred spiral galaxy with arms split and bending towards the north and south. Magnitude 13 capture was challenging on a full moon night. No obvious object that might have split the arms via gravitational attraction. A local star and the galaxy center appear as an "optical double"... I believe the galaxy center is above the star. I converted the color image to grayscale and processed in monochrome, which allowed me to reduce noise and sharpen more aggressively to make the arms more obvious. |
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