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NGC 7331 and Stephan's Quintet

NGC 7331 (also known as Caldwell 30) is a spiral galaxy about 40 megalight-years away in the constellation Pegasus it is a part of several group of Galaxies (seen at upper Right).
It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784.
The galaxy is similar in size and structure to the galaxy we inhabit, and is often referred to as "the Milky Way's twin"

Stephan's Quintet in the constellation Pegasus is a visual grouping of five galaxies of which four form the first compact galaxy group ever discovered. (Seen at lower Left)
The group was discovered by Édouard Stephan in 1877 at Marseilles Observatory. (Wiki)

Imaged with Boren-Simon 10" F/2.8 POWERNEWT Astrograph.
SBIG ST8300M camera with FW5 filterwheel and BAADER LRGB filters.

L = 80 minutes
RGB = 15 minutes each (BIN 2x2)
Total of 125 minutes.

Imaged from the NEGEV desert in ISRAEL


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