Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7479
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NGC 7479, Tom Harrison
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NGC7479 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel in 1784, located some 106 Million Light-Years distant towared the Constellation Pegasus. It is a Seyfert type galaxy with a very active and strong bar being fed by the infall of gas along the dusty bar structure. Two major arms seem to form an off-center ring, and these arms along with the outer reaches of the galaxy support very active blue star forming areas, giving the entire galaxy a bluish tint, along with ample gas, dust and HII regions. The galaxy is approximately 100,000 Light-Years in diameter. Studies indicate that the galaxy recently absorbed a merger with a galaxy with arms opening in the opposite direction, showing only in radio continuum.

Object: NGC7479

Distance: 106 Million Light-Years

Magnitude: 11.4

Date: October 2010

Place: Fort Davis, TX

Exposure Details: LRGB:750:180:210:270 unbinned

Processing: MaxIm DL, CCDStack, RegiStar, CCDSharp, Photoshop CS3

Optics: 12.5" RCOS Truss

Focal Length: 2808mm @ f9

Mount: Paramount ME Robotic

Camera: SBIG STL6303E

Focuser: RCOS

Guiding: Off-Axis using SBIG Guide Camera

Filters: Tru-Balance Gen II LRGB 2"

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NGC 7479, Tom Harrison