Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Volans (Vol)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2434  ·  NGC 2442
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NGC2442 the Cobra galaxy, Xinran Li
NGC2442 the Cobra galaxy
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NGC2442 the Cobra galaxy

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NGC2442 the Cobra galaxy, Xinran Li
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NGC2442 the Cobra galaxy

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NGC2442 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Volans, with a visual magnitude of about 10.4, it resembles the shape of a cobra ready to attack, what's more, a star stream shoots out exactly from the cobra's mouth, resembling its tongue. The galaxy in front of NGC2442 is PGC 21457, looks like a small prey running away from the mighty cobra. A very lively cosmic narrative image. Data from telescope live, total LRGB exposure of 8 hours.

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NGC2442 the Cobra galaxy, Xinran Li