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