NGC 55 Galaxy

NGC 55 is a barred irregular galaxy located about 7 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. Along with its neighbor NGC 300, it is one the closest galaxies to our own Local Group (which includes the Milky Way and Andromeda 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 8 x 10min exposures

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