This is an extreme close up enlargement of the Mag 11.2 galaxy IC 7418 in Grus. The galaxy is only
3.5' X 2.6' in size yet shows considerable detail - testement to the optical quality of the
6" Starfire refractor used to image it, which has a focal length of just 1300mm!

This is a direct crop from the full frame image here (1.2meg):
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/101494112/original

Here is the setup used to take this image:
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/81003751/original