NGC 488 & neighbours
This stunning spiral galaxy in Pisces has tightly wound spiral arms, and is ~90mLy away. It has several neighbours in it's vicinity, but there are dozens of faint galaxies visible within our home Virgo Supercluster.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Telescope
Planewave CDK24 610mm F6.5
Camera
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Location
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Location
El Sauce Observatory, Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Date of observation
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Date of observation
12th December 2023
Filters
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Processing
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Processing
Pixinsight & Photoshop
Credits
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