Arp 153, NGC 5128. Centaurus A in Centaurus

Orientation: Ø23.0', m6.8, RA 13h25.46m, Dec -43°1.1'
Image Scale: 1.68 arc sec/pixel
Exposure: Lum 6 x 300" Bin 2x2
Telescope: Meade 14" LX-200 SCT @ f/6.3 (fl=2240mm)
Camera: SBIG ST-8XME NABG CCD self-guided
Mount: Paramount ME on ATS Portable Pier
Location: Ningaloo Skies Observatory, Exmouth, Western Australia on 8 Mar 2009
Processing: Dark subtracted and flat fielded, aligned, average combined in CCDSoft and levels applied in Adobe Photoshop CS
Notes: One of the brightest naked eye galaxies; nearest and most violent Seyfert-type galaxy; the most intense radio source and a source of infrared, X-ray and gamma-ray radiation.
An amazing galaxy!