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NGC 2146 is a barred spiral galaxy type SB(s)ab pec in the constellation Camelopardalis. It has a diameter of 80,000 light years. The galaxy's most conspicuous feature is the dusty lanes of a spiral arm lying across the core of the galaxy as seen from Earth, the arm having been bent 45 degrees by a close encounter with a smaller galaxy possibly NGC 2146a about 0.8 billion years ago. This close encounter is credited with the relatively high rates of star formation that qualify NGC 2146 as a starburst galaxy.
Description Sources: Wikipedia, theskylive.com, in-the-sky.org
Equipment & Integration
Imaging telescope: TS Photon 8" F5 Newtonian reflector
Imaging camera: Nikon D3500
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ-5 Pro Go-To
Guiding telescope: TS 8x50 Finderscope
Guiding camera: ZWO ASI 120MC-S
Coma corrector: TS GPU Superflat
Extras: -
Software: Adobe Photoshop 2020
Frames: 120s x 210 ISO 400
Integration: 7 hours
Date captured: 16/03/2020
Location: Athens, Greece
Bortle Scale (?): 8