Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pisces (Psc)  ·  Contains:  M 74  ·  NGC 628
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M74 Phantom galaxy, palaback
M74 Phantom galaxy
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M74 Phantom galaxy

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M74 Phantom galaxy, palaback
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M74 Phantom galaxy

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Test of my c9.25" SCT with starizona reducer and OAG in my bortle 5 skies in backyard of city. The phantom or M74 is a challenging target. It is a grand design galaxy, with well defined arms, but the angle of view is straight on so most of the galaxy is quite dim, and the nucleus is quite bright as it has a significant  sized black hole and active galactic center. This was also my first attempt at using RGB stars to avoid problems with bloated stars and lack of color when stretched. More time is needed, perhaps with longer subs to reduce noise on faint details.  Its an interesting target I want to go back to it next year. Note that I used bin 2x2 even on luminance because of poor seeing. Really would like to find a better site to get more detail especially for L.

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M74 Phantom galaxy, palaback

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