Centaurus A

The “Hamburger Galaxy” NGC 5128 in Centaurus.

Colliding galaxies!

The Seven Best Southern Sky Objects

The most remarkable objects in the Southern sky.

Designation: NGC 5128, Caldwell 77; in Centaurus. Visual magnitude: +6.6 Apparent size: 26 x 20 arc-minutes. Diameter: 90,300 light years. … More

NGC 5128 is a galaxy bisected by a prominent dust lane. It is a radio emission galaxy with an active … More

Object: NGC 5128, a peculiar galaxy – possibly the result of two merged galaxies – bisected by a very prominent … More

Some of my recent astro-images with the Canon 60D camera – no telescope and no light pollution filter. The star … More