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NGC5128

Honourable Mention in David Malin Awards 2015

Image taken at Clayton Bay, South Australia

Equipment - GSO RC12 STXL11002

Guiding - Integrated guide camera

Software - MaximDL, Focusmax, Pinpoint, CCDautopilot 5

LRGB 420 60 100 80 (20 minute subs exposures)

Darks, flats and biases applied

Processed in CCD stack and Photoshop CS6

Object -Located in the constellation of Centaurus at a distance of 10-16 million light years. It is a radio galaxy and categorised as a giant eliptical.