NGC 2997

Object: NGC 2997 Galaxy in the constellation Antlia at a distance of approximately 12 Mpc (40 Mly). It is a spiral galaxy with an active blue nucleus and a plethora of pink HII regions delineating the spiral arms. The apparent size of 9'x7' on the sky inclined about 30 deg from face on implies a diameter of ~100 kly. Click image for larger field of view in zoomable window.

Subimages L: 39 x 1800 sec (19.5 hrs)
Subimages RGB: 39/36/35 x 1800 sec (19.5/18/17.5 hrs)
Scope: Planewave CDK20, 508mm aperture, f/6.8, EFL = 3420 mm
Mount: Planewave A200HR German equatorial with optical encoders
Camera: FLI Proline PL16803 set to -25C
Guiding: ZWO ASI 174MM mini on MMOAG, ExpTime=4s, dithered
Other: Planewave IRF90 rotating focuser, Apogee AFW50-10S filter wheel, Astrodon filters.
Acquisition and processing: MaxIm DL/CCD v6 + ACP Expert v8.1 + PixInsight v1.8.9
Imaged during: February 2023
Imaged from: Arkaroola Remote Observatory in the Northern Flinders Ranges of South Australia