The Mini-Sombrero Galaxy (NGC 7814)

Posted by bowene
on Sunday, October 18, 2015

NGC 7814 (Caldwell 43) is an spiral galaxy, approximately 40 million light years away, in the constellation Pegasus. It is viewed edge-on from Earth. It is sometimes referred to as "the Little Sombrero", a miniature version of Messier 104. Imaging conditions 202 x 2min + 40 x 5min (10h luminance over 3 nights), ISO 1600, f/6.3 on modified Canon T5i, through Celestron CGEM DX1100 11" SCT.

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