Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5906  ·  NGC 5907  ·  PGC 2527418  ·  PGC 2539655  ·  PGC 54419
NGC 5907, Splinter Galaxy, Michael Timm
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NGC 5907, Splinter Galaxy

Revision title: Complete rework

NGC 5907, Splinter Galaxy, Michael Timm
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NGC 5907, Splinter Galaxy

Revision title: Complete rework

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I really like these edge-on galaxies, but this image has seen too less integration time. The weather conditions and the short dark period (well, no astrodark at all) did not allow me to shoot more images, so i did my best to show the beauty of the splinter galaxy. I know that there is a tidal stream of stars surrounding NGC 5907, but to see them a lot more subs would be needed. The galaxy has a very low metallicity and consist mostly of dwarven stars - i think our scientists need to take a closer look to figure out what's going on in this one :-)

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NGC 5907, Splinter Galaxy, Michael Timm