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NGC 4945 in Centaurus (4in f6 5D).jpg

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This is the bright and large southern sky galaxy, NGC 4945, known as the Southern Whale or the Gold Coin Galaxy, located in Centaurus. The small galaxy at left is NGC 4976. A smaller companion galaxy, NGC 4945A, is above the bright star. Several very faint ESO Catalog galaxies are also in the field.

Technical:
Taken with the 4-inch Astro-Physics refractor at f/6 with the AP field flattener and Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera at ISO 400 for stack of 4 x 16 minute exposures. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, April 23, 2007. Reprocessed in 2025.
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This is the bright and large southern sky galaxy, NGC 4945, known as the Southern Whale or the Gold Coin Galaxy, located in Centaurus. The small galaxy at left is NGC 4976. A smaller companion galaxy, NGC 4945A, is above the bright star. Several very faint ESO Catalog galaxies are also in the field. <br /> <br /> Technical:<br /> Taken with the 4-inch Astro-Physics refractor at f/6 with the AP field flattener and Hutech-modified Canon 5D camera at ISO 400 for stack of 4 x 16 minute exposures. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, April 23, 2007. Reprocessed in 2025.