UGC10214 – Tadpole galaxy

in Draco

ugc10214

The Tadpole Galaxy, also known as UGC 10214 and Arp 188, is a disrupted barred spiral galaxy located 420 million light-years from Earth in the northern constellation Draco. Its most dramatic feature is a trail of stars about 280,000 light-years long. Its size has been attributed to a merger with a smaller galaxy that is believed to have occurred about 100 million years ago. The galaxy is filled with bright blue star clusters triggered by the merger, some containing as many as one million stars.  It is the largest disrupted spiral galaxy of its sort. From Wikipedia.

 

Imaging Details


Telescope:  6 inch f/4 Newtonian with Paracorr Type 2 (effective focal length 690mm) and 2” Feather Touch Focuser

Camera:  Player One Poseidon-C Pro

Resolution: 1.11 arcsec/px 

Mount:  Mesu Mount 200

Guiding:  Player One OAG Max and ZWO ASI290MM Mini guide camera

Exposure Length: OSC: 300 sec x 27

Location:  Glenwood, MN

Date:  6/12/2024

Software:  SciTech, SkyGuide (Innovations Foresight), N.I.N.A., Optic FocusLynx, Pixinsight, SkySafari Pro