| Designation(s) | Arp 297, NGC 5754, NGC 5752 |
| Object Type(s) | Galaxy |
| Relevant Catalog(s) | All (Chron), Arp, NGC |
| Arp Category | Double or multiple galaxies with long filaments |
| Obs. Lat/Long | 42° 17', 073° 57' |
| Constellation | Bootes |
| Date and Time Observed | 2025-06-12 00:39:00 |
| Instrument | EdgeHD 8" w/f7 reducer-1,422mm FL |
| Camera | Player One Apollo-M Mini |
| Image Details | Up is 89.2 degrees E of N. Transparency: Fair. Seeing: Good. Total integration time was 1 hour 45s. Exposures 15s@300g, UV/IR Cut Filter. Dithered and recentered in SharpCap. No guiding. |
| Description | Captured on a full moon night with even a little smoke, which improved the later it got. I believe it's important to capture the feature Arp cared the most about, and in this case its the tidal filament extending from the bottom of NGC 5754 and looping up and to the right connecting it to NGC 5752. The additional filaments out of NGC 5755 probably increased the peculiarity. While conditions were far from ideal, the image was building slowly and I could just start to see the filaments at about 50 minutes. In the conditons, I'm pleased I can see it at all. |
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