NGC4945 - Galaxy in Centaurus

Monday, Jun 2, 2025

NGC4945 - Galaxy in Centaurus

By Rodrigo Maeda

This galaxy is in a region that I particularly like, the Centaurus constellation. Some of the most well-known objects are located in this region. It is also known as Caldwell83 and has a relatively chaotic structure, it is not the kind of galaxy image that automatically comes to mind. For this photo, 190 frames of 300 seconds each were taken, totaling 15h50min, accumulated over 6 nights of capture in May.

ZWO ASI294mc pro

Optolong L-QUAD enhance

Heq5-pro

GSO 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Carbon Tube

Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Pavel Mráz SkytechX · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)