NGC 3200

Very rarely imaged NGC 3200 is a barred spiral galaxy in Hydra. The galaxy is approximately 160 million light years from Earth. A SINGG study found the galaxy has one of the highest neutral hydrogen contents yet observed.
The galaxy is set against a rich background of smaller galaxies many of which are unusual in form.

Imaged in LRGB on our PlaneWave CDK 1000 and PlaneWave CDK 700 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.

Image Processing: Mike Selby and Mark Hanson