NGC 1632 “The arms of the Octopus”

This barred spiral galaxy, visible nearly face-on in Dorado, lies at 52 to 60 million light years from us and features multiple regions where star formation is especially active.

This remarkable image highlights a structure reminiscent of octopus arms, with its extensions radiating in multiple directions. The overall appearance is both impressive and visually distinctive.

NGC 1672 exemplifies a barred spiral galaxy, which is distinct from typical spiral galaxies in that its spiral arms do not extend continuously into the galactic center. Rather, these arms are anchored to both ends of a linear stellar bar encircling the nucleus. Multiple ionized hydrogen regions are also discernible.

Imaged in LRGBHa on a Planewave CDK 24 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile. Taken with 2 different cameras SBIG 16803 and Moravian C5.

11- hours Lum, 4 hours each RGB and 10 hours Ha

Total 33 hours.

Enjoy, SWOS Group, Mazlin, Parker, Forman, Magill, Hanson