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NGC 5866 Galaxy

lukebl

By lukebl
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This is an interesting edge-on galaxy in Draco, also called the Spindle Galaxy. 50 million light years from Earth with an apparent magnitude of 10.7

50 x 420 second frames Luminance, Atik 428ex, Omegon RC8, captured 10/11 April 2019. Field of view 18.6 x 14 arcmin. Just can't seem to get rid of the dust bunnies.

Apparently this galaxy marked the location of the North celestial pole about 6,900 years ago, and will do so again in 20900 AD. The North Pole Galaxy!

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