This is a not often imaged galaxy or so it seems. Not a lot of images come up on a google search.
This is an integration of 9.7 hours. Luminance subs were 10 minutes and RGB subs were 5 minutes. That is something a little different from what I have been accustomed to doing in the past. That said the image could do with a lot more data but I am still struggling with focusor issues whilst I wait for an adapter to arrive for the Atlas focusor.
I really like this field, there is so much to see; many back ground galaxies of differing morphology. Just off to the right of the main target there looks like a string of very distant galaxies. If I doubled or tripled the integration time I wonder how far back I could see?
The main target is a near face on galaxy with visible star formation ongoing. The structure is quite tight with two main arms that branch into more arms further out from the core. There are also more distant galaxies which can be seen through the arms.
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