Galaxies
NGC 1313 in Reticulum
NGC 1313 is a barred spiral galaxy around 13 million lightyears distant and approx 50,000 lightyears in diameter, around half the size of our own galaxy. Known as the Topsy-Turvy Galaxy, its structure may have been disrupted by the absorption of a dwarf galaxy.
It is noteworthy for a high rate of star formation, that exceeds that of the Magellanic Clouds, as well as numerous red emission nebulae. There is also an extensive outer halo of stars.
This LRGBHa image is the result of 1h 40m of remote data capture from New South Wales on an evening in September 2021, using a 20-inch Planewave CDK reflector and FLI-PL09000 CCD camera.
Date: 13/09/2021
Photographer: Graham Wilcock
