Arp 287 / NGC 2735
| Designation(s) | Arp 287, NGC 2735 |
| Object Type(s) | Galaxy, Galaxy Cluster |
| Relevant Catalog(s) | All (Chron), Arp, NGC |
| Arp Category | Galaxies with the appearance of wind effects |
| Obs. Lat/Long | 42° 17', 073° 57' |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Date and Time Observed | 2026-05-02 21:30:00 |
| Instrument | EdgeHD 8" w/f7 reducer-1,422mm FL |
| Camera | Player One Apollo-M Mini |
| Image Details | Up is 91.7 degrees E of N. Transparency: Fair. Seeing: Fair. Total integration time was 21m 20s. Exposures 20s@225g, No Filter. Dithered and recentered in SharpCap. No guiding. |
| Description | Arp's "Wind Effects" category is one of the most fun. This is so tiny it's a little hard to see. As he notes in his remarks, the reason for this classification is: "Slanted parallel streamers off each edge of main galaxy. " It seems a bit of a stretch as the bottom "streamer" looks more like a smallish barred spiral in its own right, and the upper streamer could be an edge on view of a reasonably large galaxy. Still, what accounts for the parallelism? I cheated to sneak this observation in before a nearly full moon rose. I succeeded in that goal, but the sky was still partly cloudy and I strubbled to gain integration time, with about half the lights filtered by Sharpcap's brightness filter. |
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