Arp 192 (NGC 3303)

  Arp 192 is another member of the class Narrow Filaments.  The Atlas note says "diffuse faint arms off both sides, spike comes from stellar companion".  The spike is very obvious in the Atlas image but is not detectable in my image.  Mine simply does not have the resolution for this extremely narrow feature.  The positive image shows the double nucleus while the negative emphasizes the faint filaments.

This image is a combination of three taken with the Newtonian at my observatory and another with the Celestron CG9 1/4 at the Texas Star Party.  Arp 192 was not well centered in the TSP image and the overlapping area was only 8.9' x 13.3'.

Atlas Image

              

  10-inch Newtonian plus CG9 1/4, StarlightXpress MX716, 58 minutes, 8.9' x 13.3'
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