NGC 2146 (Cam) - galaxy (50% resolution)
Date: 4. 3. 2011
Equipment: ORION OPTICS UK Newton SPX 250 f4,8, Tele Vue Paracorr, CGE mount
Camera: Modif. Canon EOS 350D (Astronomik UV/IR)
Exposure: 25x360 sec, ISO 800
Location: Havlíčkův Brod - Chrast
Processing: Adobe DNG Converter, SubRaw, DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop
Description: The galaxy NGC 2146 is gravitationally affected by a collision with the galaxy NGC 2146A (top left), which triggered the tumultuous formation of new stars at NGC 2146.
NGC 2146 (also known as the Dusty Hand Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy type SB(s)ab in the constellation Camelopardalis.