Jim Aldrich
9/8/2011 2:16:59 PM
The Propeller Galaxy (NGC 7479) is located in Pegasus around 105Mly distant. A relatively recent minor merger has caused the Propeller to rotate anti-clockwise & starbursts are being observed in the outer arms & nucleus. It has an
apparent magnitude of 11.6 and measures only 4.1 X 3.1 arc min. I processed about 8 hours of LRGB data to create this image.
Journey's End Observatory
14" Meade LX200ACF
CGE-Pro Mount
SBIG STL-11000M Camera
MOAG & AO-L Guided
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