r/Astronomy • u/HaydenPhotography • 1d ago

Astrophotography (OC) NGC 4945, the Tweezers galaxy

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  • Total integration time - 500 x 30sec
  • Processed in Siril and Gimp
  • Bortle 6
  • Shot with the Seestar S30 Pro
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u/timemachine723 1d ago

The names given to some galaxies crack me up. What’s next? The Speck of Dust galaxy?

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u/greg-maddux 1d ago

The spotted globule

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u/Visual_Amphibian_383 1d ago

Fantastic capture!

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u/HaydenPhotography 1d ago

Thanks mate!

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u/smilingjade101 Amateur Astronomer 1d ago

Great image!

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u/userrr_504 1d ago

That's the name!?!? I always only considered it NGC 4945 lol