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Perseus A (NGC 1275) is the bright galaxy at the centre
of the photo. It is currently colliding with a spiral galaxy. You can see some
evidence for the collision at the top left and bottom right of the galaxy. It
is a very active X-Ray and radio source.
| Date | Luminance: 15th September 2007 |
| Telescope | 250mm F4.8 Newtonian Reflector with MPCC coma corrector |
| Filter | Clear |
| Exposure (seconds) |
24 x 300s Luminance, 8 x (130s R, 59s G, 82s B) |
| Software | CCDstack |