[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Wikipedia mentions that NGC 55 and NGC 300 are probably gravitationally bound, and closer to us than the Sculptor group. Other articles hint that the messy morphology of NGC 55 is due to supernova explosions and stellar winds (that is to say, not due to a collision).

Originally Posted by gb44

Nice one.
It looks like theres a helical structure around it.

GlennB

Yes, the helical structure is fascinating. Haven't found any technical publications that mention it.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Great shot Mike. Colour should be gorgeous. Good to see you getting some play time again

Thanks Marc!

Originally Posted by PKay

Hi M&T

Your data is quite extraordinary.

Over the last few weeks I have looked at many images, and most (if not all) fail by comparison.

It will be very interesting to see how it evolves with the LRGB.

I'm now motivated to spend more time gathering Ha on 'The Whale'

Regards

Thanks so much, that's very kind!

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Terrific image. I haven't seen it so detailed like that. It usually isn't that photogenic really.

Your image is bringing out its "inner beauty". hehehe

Don't judge a galaxy by its cover eh?

Greg

Thanks Greg, and very well put. Speaking of inner beauty, I half-glanced at a paper suggesting that NGC 55 is only just starting to form a core of red stars.