• Description: - 9.8^th magnitude Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus about 70million light years away. North is Left. Tiny one just below it is NGC 1232A, a 15^th magnitude spiral at 303million light years away. The flare on the left is most likely 7^th magnitude double star HS19814 but I’d like to think it is an undiscovered comet tail. Just above that is 17^th magnitude galaxy PGC 845359 and a bit further above is faint fuzzy 16^th magnitude sprial PGC 135009 The faint fuzzy at 3o’clock just past halfway to the right and tucked beside a star is 16^th magnitude spiral galaxy PGC 135010. There are even more galaxies in this image, but I indicated the brightest ones.

• Camera: SBIG STT-8300M @ -35C Sensor Temperature

• Filter: Baader Luminance

• Scope: Astro-Physics AP130EDT, 1085mm at f/8.35

• Guiding: SBIG FW8G

• Exposure: 10 x 10 minutes

• Location: near Cayley, Alberta under Bortle 4 skies

• Date: 2022-10-01

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