NGC 4038 NGC 4039 Antennae Galaxies

Posted: Mar 16th, 2026

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Telescope/Lens: Askar SQA 106 мм f/4.8

Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro

Mount: Ioptron HAE 29 C

Guide Scope: Askar 52 мм F4

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini

Software: SharpCap 4.0, Siril, GraXpert

Exposure:

48 x 300" ISO/Gain: 100

Green, Bortle 4 zone:

Adygeya Stanica Dahovskaya, Russia

Mar 11th, 2026

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Resolution: 2132x1513 px

Scale: 117 KB

Ryjov Aleksey

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A pair of actively interacting galaxies, called the Antennae.

Located in the constellation Corvus.

Distance to the galaxies is about 45 mln light-years.

Angular size 5.2'x3.1'/3.1'x1.6'.

Actual size is about 500,000 light-years.

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NGC 4038 NGC 4039 Галактики Антенны

9 Jul, 2026

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A pair of actively interacting galaxies, known as the Antennae. Located in the constellation Corvus. The distance to the galaxies is about 45 million light-year…

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NGC 4038 NGC 4039 Галактики Антенны

16 Mar, 2026

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A pair of actively interacting galaxies, called the Antennae. Located in the constellation Corvus. Distance to the galaxies is about 45 mln light-years. Angular…

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Anton G

Shooting tiny objects at 500mm focal length is truly a sign of dedication.

26 Mar, 2026 Reply

Ryjov Aleksey Replied to Anton G

Thank you. The object is very interesting; I want to reshoot it with a camera that has smaller pixels, the result will be better.

26 Mar, 2026 Reply

Anton G Replied to Ryjov Aleksey

The result will be better with an aperture of 200mm+ and a focal length of 1m+, ideally 1.5m+. This is a galaxy, after all—for details, aperture is what matters...

26 Mar, 2026 Reply

Ryjov Aleksey Replied to Anton G

There's no arguing with that((
But a small pixel is also an option in my case. I'll post it if I manage to capture it, and we can compare...

26 Mar, 2026 Reply

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