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Stephan's Quintet is a grouping of 5 galaxies, 4 of which form the first compact galaxy group discovered. One is a foreground galaxy. The group was featured in the film "It's a Wonderful Life", representing two angels early in the file. The movie has some interesting history. The reason we know of it was the company holding the copyright to the film, Republic, forgot to file extension for the copyright. TV networks started airing it after that until the 1990's when the rules on copyright changed. So we can thank a clerical error for our knowing the movie, a box office flop loosing $525,000 and the demise of the Liberty Films.

Deer Lick Group is one larger foreground galaxy, NGC 7331, with four "flea" galaxies between 294 and 365 million light years from us. The group got its name after being viewed from the Deerlick Gap Overlook in the mountains of North Carolina by astronomer Tom Lorenzin in the 1980's.

Stephan's Quintet is located more up and right, Deer Lick Group down and left.

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