NGC 4762 - Virgo
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| In a constellation literally teaming with galaxies (there are no fewer than 11 Messier galaxies here) it is easy to stray off the beaten path. NGC 4762 is an interesting edge-on galaxy that is often overlooked among such riches.
This galaxies main claim to fame was its appearance in the article Edge-on Galaxies of the Spring Sky in the April 1996 Sky & Telescope, by Tom Polakis. At the telescope, don't miss the nearby NGC 4754 (seen here upper left), an example of a very similar galaxy at a much different orientation. These galaxies appear to be interacting (note the extended envelopes to either end of NGC 4762). |
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| Location | J65 Celbridge Observatory | |
| Date/Time (UTC) | 2007 04 06 00:30 | |
| Optics | 0.36m SCT; Astro-Physics 1200GTO | |
| Filters | None | |
| Imager | Finger Lakes ProLine 1001E | |
| Exposure details | 10 images * 60 secomds | |
| Software | MaximDL, Photoshop 7 | |
