NGC3166/3169 interacting galaxies in Sextans
Image data:
LRGB (L 18x20m, R 8x20m, G 8x20m, B 8x20m) total exposure 14 h; 1 arcsec,
80cm f/7 Astrooptik Keller corrected cassegrain, FLI Proline 16803, Baader Filters, Prompt 7 CTIO Chile, robotic data acquisition,
Processing: Johannes Schedler
These 2 adjacent galaxies at a distance of 70 million light years display distinct gravitational interaction, warped spiral arms, distorted dust lanes and wide arcs of tidal streams;
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