Monday, May 18, 2009

Centaurus A (NGC5128)



Uniqueness and peculiarities always trigger my curiosity. That's why I could not resist of slewing my scope to the peculiar galaxy Centaurus A. After doing some shots of the Omega Centauri, I reckoned that Centaurus A was about the same R.A. as the Omega. I just needed to swing a little bit on the Declination. And there was I, pushing the camera shutter button several times to capture a beautiful galaxy. Yet, that beauty was not in my shots! My scope was not tracking well. Well, got to fire away before the Moon rises, I said to myself. I will re-visit this Galaxy definitely next time and will attempt to capture its elusive beauty!

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