NGC 1398 Updated
NGC 1398 is an isolated barred spiral galaxy with a double ring structure. It is located in Fornax 65 million light years from here. This deep image shows two faint arms that almost encase the rest of the galaxy.
Imaged in LRGB on our PlaneWave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.
Image Processing: Mark Hanson
Data and Preprocessing: Mike Selby
Enjoy, Mark
Newest Version Reviling the outer arms.
Taken with CDK 1000 from Chile Hanson-Selby
This is the newest image of NGC 1398 from both telescopes in Chile.
Here is 100% crop of the image
Mark Hanson, S. Mazlin, W. Keller, R. Parker, T. Tse, P. Proulx, D. Plesko; SSRO/PROMPT/CTIO
Telescope:16" RCOS f11.2 Planewave HD Mount
Camera: U9
Location: SSRO, Cito Chile