NGC247 and Burbidge’s Chain galaxies (John C. Yu)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Cetus (Cet) · Contains: NGC 247

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NGC247 and Burbidge’s Chain galaxies

About 70,000 light-years across, NGC 247（the Needle's Eye Galaxy） is a spiral galaxy smaller than our Milky Way. Measured to be only 11 million light-years distant it is nearby though. Tilted nearly edge-on as seen from our perspective, it dominates this telescopic field of view toward the southern constellation Cetus. The pronounced void on one side of the galaxy's disk recalls for some its popular name, the Needle's Eye galaxy. Many background galaxies are visible in this sharp galaxy portrait, including the remarkable string of four galaxies just below and left of NGC 247 known as Burbidge's Chain. Burbidge's Chain galaxies are about 300 million light-years distant. NGC 247 itself is part of the Sculptor Group of galaxies along with the shiny spiral NGC 253.

Raw data captured during pandemic time using T2 telescope, and I just find chance to process it with my new way in using BXT.

The result is almost perfect, and little strange streaks in the star-generating regions were generated. Hope you can enjoy those tiny stars in it

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RA (center)	00h47m08s.812
RA (top/left)	00h48m25s.850
RA (top/right)	00h48m21s.814
RA (bottom/right)	00h45m52s.610
RA (bottom/left)	00h45m55s.454

Dec (center)	-20°45′05″.00
Dec (top/left)	-21°08′06″.86
Dec (top/right)	-20°21′19″.61
Dec (bottom/right)	-20°21′58″.75
Dec (bottom/left)	-21°08′44″.70

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