NGC4535 + NGC4526

[Petergoodhew]

NGC4535 - a barred spiral galaxy and NGC4526 - a lenticular galaxy.

10hours 45 mins total integration (23x900 Lum, RGB each 10x600)

Captured on the TMB in Spain

 

[tooth_dr]

Stunning image of two very different galaxies. 

[Craney]

Great shot.   

I really like images of galaxies that have more than one discernable object in the frame   ( sorry, it that offends the faint and fuzzy brigade ). 

Even better is when they have contrasting structures.   (M81/M82 is a good example, so is the Leo Triplet...).    Here is another to have a go at.

Many thanks for posting.

(PS. hope it's visible from +53'N)

[wimvb]

Nice! There is some lovely, subtle detail in ngc 4526. And of course quite a few faint fuzzies.

Thanks for sharing.

[Petergoodhew]

Thanks everyone. I do like this contrast between the two main galaxies with such differing structures and orientation despite being so close together.  Wim, when I started processing I didn't realise that NGC4526 had this dust lane, reminiscent of the Black Eye galaxy (although more subtle).  A fun pair to capture and process.

[James]

That’s a lovely combination

 

13 hours ago, Craney said:

(PS. hope it's visible from +53'N)

They’re in Virgo so should be visible :)!

[MikeODay]

Great image Peter - I love the detail in the arms.  Well done!

[Petergoodhew]

1 minute ago, MikeODay said:

Great image Peter - I love the detail in the arms.  Well done!

Thanks Mike - this was a fun one to process.

[ollypenrice]

That's a tremendous pairing. I'm amazed that it isn't presented more often. I don't recall seeing it before at all, so well done Peter. Stunning detail in both galaxies and tantalizingly so in the case of the lenticular's core! Your hints of detail are clearly confirmed by the Hubble image: https://www.google.fr/search?q=ngc+4526&rlz=1C1CHFX_enFR777FR777&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=7N88nBdzjI5KvM%3A%2CINvCAMtkDgImvM%2C_&usg=__FZ2y0kzcYlFphl0gBn2QWN_OOpY%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi7_ZTgjLzbAhWG7xQKHRI_C6kQ9QEIOjAC#imgrc=7N88nBdzjI5KvM:

Might the colour balance be slightly low on the reds? The bright star just above the lenticular is a K2, so well into the red end of things. 

Olly

[Petergoodhew]

1 hour ago, ollypenrice said:

Might the colour balance be slightly low on the reds? The bright star just above the lenticular is a K2, so well into the red end of things

Olly, you're spot on! My inexperience is showing: the star came out deep red, so I thought my colour balance was wrong and pushed the red right down! I'll take another look at the colour balance. 

Just as well I didn't clone stamp out that dust lane in NGC2456 thinking it was a processing artifact!

[Shibby]

Brilliant. Some really sharp detail - what's the focal length (is it reduced?)

[Petergoodhew]

5 hours ago, Shibby said:

Brilliant. Some really sharp detail - what's the focal length (is it reduced?)

Hi Shibby, focal length is 1200. No reducer.