Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2985  ·  NGC 3027  ·  NGC 3065  ·  The star 27UMa
NGC 3027 and NGC 2985, JanD
NGC 3027 and NGC 2985
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NGC 3027 and NGC 2985

NGC 3027 and NGC 2985, JanD
NGC 3027 and NGC 2985
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NGC 3027 and NGC 2985

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This image was actually an accident. This was one of the first times I used the GoTo system and the alignment was not very good. I actually wanted to image M81/82, so I entered those to the GoTo and started to take pictures. I saw two galaxies close to each other on the camera display and one had a cigar shape. Perfect accuracy I thought.

After 45 minutes I started to wonder if M81 should not be much brighter and bigger...

Well, now I have an image of objects I probably never focused on otherwise... in the end a pleasant suprise.

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NGC 3027 and NGC 2985, JanD