Centaurus A also known as NGC-5128 is a southern hemisphere galaxy located at 12 millions lights years away. As seen in this picture, a dark nebula crosses the galaxy from side to side given it a remarkable contrast and nice colors.

The outstanding image was taken with a Celestron C8 Schmidt Cassegrain and a SXVF H9 camera by Sergio Eguivar from Buenos Aires Suburbs.

by Sergio Eguivar on 2009-05-23 01:44:58 [Original Size] - [Next Image] - [Author's gallery]