Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1291
NGC 1291 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus, Ray Caro
NGC 1291 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus
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NGC 1291 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus

NGC 1291 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus, Ray Caro
NGC 1291 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus
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NGC 1291 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus

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This target is rarely photographed.

One might think that it is a planetary nebula, yet it is a galaxy, more precisely a barred spiral galaxy, a ring galaxy with an unusual inner bar, located about 33 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.

Pre-processing with DSS in Drizzle 3 mode.

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NGC 1291 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus, Ray Caro

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Eridanus / Eridan