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About this Object
Lying about 4 degrees SW of the bright star Hamal is an interesting cluster of Galaxies in the constellation Aries. Several bright galaxies stand out along with many fainter ones. Near the top center left of the image is the spiral galaxy NGC 697. On the center right side are two contrasting galaxies, NGC 680, an elliptical galaxy and NGC 678, an edge on spiral. Slightly lower and left of center is the face on spiral IC 167, also known as ARP 31. Near the bottom center is the spiral NGC 691. l

Image Details

Optics : StellarvueSV90T Triplet Refracter
Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250
Camera: Starlight XpressSXV-H9 w/True Tech Supra Slim filter wheel
Filters: Astronomik Type 2C LRGB filter set
Exposure: 276: 335:180:480 total of 21.18 hrs
Camera/Mount Control: Maxim DL 4.56, CCD Commander
Location: Stark Bayou Observatory, Ocean Springs, MS
Date: Oct 08