NGC4038/9 Collision of Galaxies in Corvus Mar 07and Jan 09

The image was taken at f/4.5 x 13.1in at prime focus.
composite image 30 mins exp

NGC 4038 is about 63 million light years distant and magnitude 10.3


The image below was taken in Jan 09 using the Opticstar ds145-ice camera 38 min exposure