NGC 2442

NGC 2442 is a beautiful barred spiral galaxy in In the southern constellation of Volans, just a little to the east of the Large Magellanic Cloud. At magnitude 11.2. it is not a difficult object for a 6" telescope, although the spiral arms cannot be seen. In a 12" telescope however, some hint of the spiral arms can be observed.

Combination of 3, 3 minute exposures, Meade 416xt CCD.
300mm f/6 newtonian telescope prime focus.

Combination of 10, 1 minute, exposures with green and red filters, and 15, 1 minutes exposures with a blue filter.
SBIG ST9XE CCD. 8" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Combination of 20, 3 minute exposures unfiltered,
10, 3 minute exposures with red and green filters,
and 12 3 minute exposures with a blue filter.
SBIG ST-8XE CCD. 300mm f/6 newtonian telescope prime focus.

There are a number of other galaxies visible in the image. To the upper left, the bright galaxy is the 13.4 magnitude PGC 21457. Just above NGC 2442 is the 16.8 magnitude PGC 1000030, while in the upper right corner is the 16.5 magnitude PGC 279613.