Observation by Mazin Younis: Barnard's Galaxy

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2022 Aug 04 - 01:15

Uploaded

2022 Aug 04 - 17:22

Objects

Barnard's Galaxy (NGC6822)

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Constellation

Sagittarius

Field centre

RA: 19^h45^m
Dec: -14°45'
Position angle: +122°27'

Field size

1°16' × 0°50'

Equipment

Esprit 100ED Pro
ASI 294MC-Pro

Exposure

24 subs @ 400s

Location

My remote telescope, Morocco

Title

Barnard's Galaxy

About this image

A challenging target which looks more like a nebula than a galaxy, It resembles the Small Magellanic Cloud.

It took 2.5hrs exposure and careful processing to reveal the structure of the galaxy. For the Hi-Res image click HERE.

Files associated with this observation

Barnards-BAA.jpg (1.4 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, Nick Hewitt, Alan Thomas, Callum Potter, Tim Haymes, Mike Harlow, Dr Paul Leyland, Mike Greenhill-Hooper, Simon Paul Davis

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