Centaurus A (also known as NGC 5128) is a prominent galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus only visible from low northern latitudes and the southern hemisphere. Note the bright central bulge and dark dust lane.
Details
2011-03-03 at La Ensenada Lodge in Costa Rica.
Very clear night with excellent seeing, 25 deg C, no wind.
Astrotrac mounted 80mm Orion refractor operating at f/4.8 with modified Canon T1i camera.
Exposure - 30 light and 63 dark frames at ISO 800 for 120s each.
Processing in Images Plus and Photoshop.