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Edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891 in Andromeda

auteur: R.Jay GaBany/Novapix

référence: a-gax08-91007

Image Size 300 DPI: 18 * 29 cm

Located about 30 million light years from Earth, NGC 891 is one of the most photographed edge-on spiral galaxies in the northern skies. This image represents slightly over twenty hours of total exposure through a twenty inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope with a SBIG STL-11000 eleven mega-pixel camera.

Keywords for this photo:

2007 - ANDROMEDA - ASTRONOMY - EDGE-ON - GALAXY - NGC 891 - Sb - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR - TWINKLING -