Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5905  ·  NGC 5908
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NGC5905 and NGC5908 - edge on and face on, lowenthalm
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NGC5905 and NGC5908 - edge on and face on

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NGC5905 and NGC5908 - edge on and face on, lowenthalm
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NGC5905 and NGC5908 - edge on and face on

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After observing M102, I hunted around nearby and found these two beautiful galaxies. Wow. seeing and transparency was pretty darn good, as was everything else, so I it was worthwhile to capture these at bin1 or around 0.5 arc seconds per pixel.

These are now on my re-image list for the next time I get out to a dark sky site. I think the outer regions of NGC5905 will be particularly improved. These areas are difficult to separate from the sky glow in my Portland metro area backyard. No filters other than a IR cut filter here. The transparency was so good that I decided to go without my light pollution filter.

Also check out the little irregular galaxy above the edge on, NGC5908. I think its PGC 54557.

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NGC5905 and NGC5908 - edge on and face on, lowenthalm

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