Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  IC 1813  ·  IC 1858  ·  IC 1859  ·  IC 1862  ·  IC 1885  ·  NGC 1049  ·  NGC 1097  ·  PGC 10020  ·  PGC 10035  ·  PGC 10074  ·  PGC 10179  ·  PGC 10248  ·  PGC 10291  ·  PGC 10323  ·  PGC 10466  ·  PGC 10479  ·  PGC 10543  ·  PGC 10623  ·  PGC 10637  ·  PGC 10657  ·  PGC 10679  ·  PGC 10698  ·  PGC 10709  ·  PGC 10767  ·  PGC 10773  ·  PGC 10777  ·  PGC 10779  ·  PGC 10785  ·  PGC 10793  ·  PGC 10825  ·  And 1167 more.
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Beta For and a TON of tiny (and not so tiny) galaxies around it, Alexandr Zaytsev
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Beta For and a TON of tiny (and not so tiny) galaxies around it

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Beta For and a TON of tiny (and not so tiny) galaxies around it, Alexandr Zaytsev
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Beta For and a TON of tiny (and not so tiny) galaxies around it

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80min integral LRGB exposure for the starfield of Beta For captured remotely using Telescope #4 (Nikkor 200mm f/2, FLI Microline 16200) system of ChileScope observatory, also known as VST - a Very Small Telescope)).

Fornax Dwarf Galaxy (Fornax dSph) is making appearance in the lower right corner of the frame.

A narrower view of the galaxy cluster near Beta For is also available under [1]

[1] https://www.astrobin.com/90qt3d/

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