| Name | Eye of God Galaxy |
| Designation(s) | Arp 41, NGC 1232, NGC 1232A |
| Object Type(s) | Galaxy |
| Relevant Catalog(s) | All (Chron), Arp, NGC |
| Arp Category | Spiral galaxies with low surface brightness companion on arms |
| Obs. Lat/Long | 42° 17', 073° 57' |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Date and Time Observed | 2024-12-25 22:29:00 |
| Instrument | EdgeHD 8" w/f7 reducer-1,422mm FL |
| Camera | Player One Apollo-M Mini |
| Image Details | Up is 96.5 degrees E of N. Total integration time was 5m 15s. Exposures 15s@300g, UV/IR Cut Filter. Darks subtracted, no flats. Dithered and recentered in SharpCap. No guiding. |
| Description | Eridanus is pretty far south, and Arp 41 reached a maximum height of 28° elevation on the night I observed it. It barely cleared my southern horizon post-meridian, but the low elevation made it vulnerable to clouds, which obscured it after only 5m of integration. Amazingly, it was enough to show the key features which merited Arp 41's inclusion in Atlas, specifically "a low surface brightness companion on one of its arms". This is the grey smudge on the bottom right. While the bottom arm would require longer integration to render fully, there is a hint of it even in this brief capture. |
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