Well, if one Pinwheel Galaxy is not enough, there's another!
NGC3184 in Ursa Major is also known as the Little Pinwheel Galaxy and lies at some 40 million light years from Earth. It exhibits a blueish colour and contains an abundance of heavy metals.
NGC3184 in Ursa Major is also known as the Little Pinwheel Galaxy and lies at some 40 million light years from Earth. It exhibits a blueish colour and contains an abundance of heavy metals.
The bright star is very much in the foreground. Known as HIP40389 it is a variable star and lies at 997(ish) light years.
90sec. subs for 2 hour 10 mins. total.
Altair Astro Hypercam 183C PRO (Gain 1600, Offest 48, Bin 2x2)
6in Ritchey Chrétien with 0.6x focal reducer
SkyTech LPRO Max filter
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker and Affinity Photo
Clear skies
MJ
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