NGC 1566

Constellation: Dorado

NGC 1565 (a.k.a the Spanish Dancer) is a intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Dorado. It is located about 69 million Ly from Earth. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during November and December 2024 (Martin’s website: Remote Astrophotography with Martin Pugh (martinpughastrophotography.space).

His telescope is located in Chile (Observatory: El Sauce).

Colour palette is LHaRGB.

Telescope & Mount:

Planewave CDK24 (F6.5) on a Planewave L600 mount.

Imaging:

Camera: Moravian G3-61000 (bin 2×2)

Data:
Astrodon Ha: 20x900s
Astrodon L: 35x600s
Astrodon R: 24x600s
Astrodon G: 23x600s
Astrodon B: 24x600s

Total integration time: 22h 40′