Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  IC 4630  ·  NGC 6503
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NGC 6503 Dwarf Galaxy, Roger Menard
NGC 6503 Dwarf Galaxy
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NGC 6503 Dwarf Galaxy

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NGC 6503 Dwarf Galaxy, Roger Menard
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NGC 6503 Dwarf Galaxy

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I decided to image the dwarf galaxy NGC 6503. It was a full Moon but NGC 6503 is in Draco, which is reasonably far from the Moon.
I actually imaged NGC 6503 over two nights, mostly since I was also troubleshooting my camera rotator.

NGC 6503 is sometimes called the 'Lost In Space' galaxy since it is located at the edge of the region of space known as the local void. Most galaxies are part of a galaxy group. NGC 6503 is a loner. The galaxy is actually very colorful with bright red regions of gas and bright blue star  forming areas. It is about 13 million light years away.

Processed with Pixinsight. Cropped by about 25%.

Roger

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NGC 6503 Dwarf Galaxy, Roger Menard