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Maffei 1 / IC 342 Galaxy Group (with distance in million light years) This page summarises observations and images of Maffei 1 group of galaxies. The Maffei 1 Group (also know as IC 342 Group) is a group of galaxies in Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis. The galaxies of the group probably once formed a subgroup of our Local Group, which during the dynamical history of the group, have been ejected because of a violent encounter with the Andromeda Galaxy M31. Since, they have moved away to an about 10 million light years distance.
See also Local Group Galaxies
IC 342 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 5) - 10.0 mly Maffei 1 - Elliptical Galaxy - 10.0 mly Maffei 2 - Spiral Galaxy - 10.0 mly PGC 100170 - Galaxy (Dwingeloo 1) - 9.1 mly Links / More Information
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IC 342 / Caldwell 5 (Camelopardalis) |
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CCD Image (60% size reduction, Linear Scale) 5 x 90s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 2009-04-08 22:31 h UT (#362064-68) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME |
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IC 342 - detail |
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Negative CCD Image (60% size reduction, Enhanced
Gamma Scale) Image details as above |
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False colour CCD Image (60% size reduction, Log
Scale) Reverse Spectrum Colour Bar Image details as above |
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Maffei 1 is a galaxy lying in the plane of the
Milky Way and is largely obscured by dust.
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Maffei 1 / UGCA 34 (Cassiopeia) |
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CCD Image 5 min exposure (unguided), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2006-09-02 01:33 h UT (#136329) |
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CCD Image 5 min exposure (unguided), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2006-08-26 22:53 h UT (#135118) |
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Maffei 2 is a galaxy lying in the plane of the
Milky Way and is largely obscured by dust.
Two sets of images of Maffei 2 were acquired (one set through Visual (V) and
on set through Infrared (I) filter). These showed that the galaxy was visible in infrared , whilst at the same time practically invisible
in visual band.
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Maffei 2 / UGCA 39 (Cassiopeia) |
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| Maffei 2 in V band (visual) | Maffei 2 in I band (infrared) | |
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| CCD Image 5 x 2 minutes (average combine), 2x2 binning, V Filter 2006-08-06 00:36 hUT (#132159-63) |
CCD Image 5 x 2 minutes (average combine), 2x2 binning, I Filter 2006-08-06 00:25 hUT (#132154-58) |
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PGC 100170 / Dwingeloo 1
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CCD Image (cropped) 4 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, I Filter 2009-12-26 20:01h UT (#408152-55) 12" LX200R (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME |
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Negative CCD Image (cropped) Image details as above |
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PGC 100170 - detail Bright
star in bottom left is the double star Struve 321 |
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CCD Image (cropped) Image details as above |
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Comparison of images of PGC 100170, |
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Image through 12" LX200R |
Image from a big telescope
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CCD Image |
Image by S. Hughes & S.
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Mag = + 20
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Dwingeloo 2 (Cassiopeia)
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More Information about Local Group Galaxies can be found at
The Local Group of Galaxies [http://www.delphes.net/messier/more/local.html]
NED data of Local Group Galaxies [http://seds.org/~spider/spider/LG/Add/lg_NED.html]
Maffei 1 Group of Galaxies [http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/ngc/maffei1g.html]
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| This Web Page: | Maffei 1 / IC 342 Galaxy Group |
| Last Updated : | 2009-12-29 |
| Site Owner : | David Richards |
| Home Page : | David's Astronomy Web Site |
