NGC772 - Comma Galaxy in Aries (AstroDarkSky)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Aries (Ari) · Contains: NGC 770 · NGC 772

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NGC772 - Comma Galaxy in Aries

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NGC772 - Comma Galaxy in Aries

I can't find a common name for this galaxy, but it kind of looks like a punctuation mark (maybe?) This was another random find searching through constellation DSO object lists and it looked interesting and in the right place so... why not?

It isn't very large at 7.2' x 4.3', but there are quite a few details that can be pulled out of it. There are interesting tidal streams that are visible trailing off the main arm.

Acquisition Notes:
The jet stream was directly overhead, gusty high winds, seeing conditions were rated at "bad", lower than poor even so I didn't have high hopes the next morning tearing down. Seems that stacking a ton of frames and a 1x Drizzle on the CFA OSC is magical when a larger pixel size matches the scope though!

Processing Notes:
Average complexity. New moon helps with getting the faint tidal edges.Moderate to short exposures were fine for this one and didn't require extensive or tricky histogram stretches.

The OSC Club (One Shot Camera)
IOptron CEM

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RA (center)	01h59m18s.640
RA (top/left)	02h00m16s.634
RA (top/right)	01h58m16s.860
RA (bottom/right)	01h58m19s.694
RA (bottom/left)	02h00m20s.750

Dec (center)	+19°00′34″.70
Dec (top/left)	+19°09′49″.86
Dec (top/right)	+19°08′26″.58
Dec (bottom/right)	+18°51′17″.87
Dec (bottom/left)	+18°52′40″.98

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