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ARP GALAXIES |
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"Arp" galaxies can roughly be described as galaxies with
some abnormality or peculiarity. Dr. Halton Arp compiled the original Arp
Atlas with photographs he made mainly using the Palomar 200-inch
telescope and the 48-inch Schmidt between the years of 1961 and 1966.
The Atlas was published in the Astrophysical Journal Supplement
Number 123, Volume 14, November 1966, University of Chicago Press. A
small number of larger scale photographic prints of the Atlas were published
in 1966 and 1978. There are 338 individual Arp galaxies, the
fields ranging from familiar bright galaxies like M51 down to faint 17th
magnitude nearly-anonymous spots. Few star charts or observing guides
reference the Arp number, so to find most Arps, the observer must start with
a reference which relates more commonly used galaxy names to the Arp number.
In order to help CCD imagers and observers with their work, a new publication from Willman-Bell has catalogued some of the best available current information on these objects. Many of our images appear in this publication, and we are honoured to feature alongside imagers and observers whose work we respect and admire. Our own Arp crusade started when we realised that these objects can present some of the more interesting sights in the sky. Although some of them are so tiny that it is really tough to see the object, let alone any peculiar aspect, in our opinion the crusade has been well worth the hours devoted to it. As you can see, the quest is still underway and there are many objects yet to be imaged, but hopefully in these pages you will find that for which you are looking. |
| Arps 1 to 50 | |
| Arps 51 to 100 | |
| Arps 101 to 150 | |
| Arps 151 to 200 | |
| Arps 201 to 250 | |
| Arps 251 to 300 | |
| Arps 301 to 338 |