| Designation(s) | Arp 208 |
| Object Type(s) | Galaxy |
| Relevant Catalog(s) | All (Chron), Arp |
| Arp Category | Galaxies with material ejected from nuclei |
| Obs. Lat/Long | 42° 17', 073° 57' |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Date and Time Observed | 2025-06-01 23:15:00 |
| Instrument | EdgeHD 8" w/f7 reducer-1,422mm FL |
| Camera | Player One Apollo-M Mini |
| Image Details | Up is 270.1 degrees E of N. Transparency: Good. Seeing: Fair. Total integration time was 20m30s. Exposures 15s@300g, UV/IR Cut Filter. Dithered and recentered in SharpCap. No guiding. |
| Description | A brief opening with late-clearing clouds. I wanted to capture more time, but clouds intervened. One of the fun things about observing Arp galaxies, is that Arp's judgements are far from infallible. This seems to be an example. The category states we're looking at a "ejected" material -- presumably the amorphous structure vaguely connected to a semi-circular disk. Instead i'd interpret it as an incomplete merger, with tidal filaments connecting the two merging galaxies. |
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