NGC 2683 Galaxy

NGC 2683 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located about 25 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx. Its also known as the “UFO Galaxy”

Celestron C8 OTA with Hyperstar lens @ f/2.0
Guiding using SkyWatcher 80mm f/6.25 refractor
Imaging camera: StarlightXpress SXV-M8C
Guide camera: Orion StarShoot III monochrome
Combination of 13 x 5min exposures

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2012 Michael Blaber