Centaurus A

Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is an unusual elliptical galaxy with a supermassive black hole in its heart. It is located about 12 million light years away in the constellation of Centaurus. This image was captured with the Celestron Edge 800 and ZWO ASI1600 MC Cool. See @AstroCapetown for acquisition details.

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