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The dwarf galaxy NGC 6503, according to NASA lies 18 million light years away in what appears to be an empty patch of galactic space, referred to as the Local Void. The lone dwarf galaxy sits by itself at the edge of the Local Void, in the constellation Draco.

There were 142 sub-frames used to capture the image of NGC 6503, with a camera gain of 230, cooled to -21.2C. The telescope used, Explore Scientific ED 6.5" APO triplet refractor at F/7 and a CMOS one-shot color (OSC) camera.

The information obtained from: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, 06/10/2015, https://lnkd.in/e7MhH8q
Information accessed on: 04/21/2021