Niall MacNeill

Entrant Statement: The Meathook Galaxy NGC2442 is about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Volans. This HaLRGB image shows the galaxy in a rich IFN field.

Location: Wattle Flat, NSW, Australia

Equipment: C11 EdgeHD, SBIG 16803, Astronomik HaLRGB filters

Exposure: 145 x 10 min LRGB, 24 x 30 min Ha

Total Integration Time: 24.2 hrs

Celestron Only: C11 EdgeHD