Here's another galaxy twisted by gravitational forces. The galaxy in the centre is NGC 7431. A barred spiral galaxy some 65 million years away near the Virgo supercluster. The colours come through fairly well showing the lovely blues where young stars are present in the arms. This galaxy is similar in size, but just a little smaller than our own galaxy, The Milky Way.
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 20X600 Bin1
- Green 12X600 Bin1
- Blue 18X600 Bin1
- Lum 48X600 Bin1
- Total Exposure: 16.33 Hours
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