This is NGC 45 located in the constellation of Cetus, approximately 22 million light years away. It is situated close to the celestial equator making it mostly visible from both hemispheres. It has a low surface brightness and lacks clearly defined spiral arms like our galaxy, The Milky Way.
It was a challenging image to process. That bright star has a massive halo around it, spreading into the NGC 45. A closer investigation will reveal many galaxies in the background. That’s the stuff I like, all those tiny galaxies highlighting the vastness of the cosmos.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/978070...in/dateposted/
Instruments:
Telescope: 10" Ritchey-Chrétien RCOS
Camera: SBIG STL-11000 Mono
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-900
Focal Length: 2310.00 mm
Pixel size: 9.00 um
Resolution: 0.82 arcsec/pix
Exposure Details:
Red 18X600
Green 21X600
Blue 23X600
Lum 54X900
Total Exposure: 23.8 hours
Thanks for looking
Larger version:
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