Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5906  ·  NGC 5907
NGC 5907, Colin McGill
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NGC 5907

NGC 5907, Colin McGill
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NGC 5907

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Edge on spiral galaxy. There is a tidal stream around the galaxy, caused by a dwarf galaxy gradually spiralling into the main galaxy several billion years ago. Sadly, despite 6 hours of lums, I can't see it! I may try again with moonless skies and see if that helps.

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NGC 5907, Colin McGill