Exotic Objects

Centaurus A: High Resolution Details of Filament Related to the Relativistic Jet

This image shows a comparison of details in the inner jet filament of Centaurus A. To the left is a crop of my image Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field - 120 Hours, and to the right is a 50 hour high resolution image from ESO La Silla Observatory in Chile.
Although the resolution of the ESO image is obviously much higher, there is a striking correlation of both details and colour between the two images.

Image details:
Date: Taken over 43 nights in Feb-May 2013
Exposure: LRGB: 90h:10h:10h:10h, total 120 hours @ -28C
Telescope: 10" Serrurier Truss Newtonian f/5
Camera: QSI 683wsg with Lodestar guider
Filters: Astrodon LRGB E-Series Gen 2
Taken from my observatory in Auckland, New Zealand

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From Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field - 120 hours