Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1269
NGC 1269/NGC 1291 Snowball galaxy, jackstar
NGC 1269/NGC 1291 Snowball galaxy
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NGC 1269/NGC 1291 Snowball galaxy

NGC 1269/NGC 1291 Snowball galaxy, jackstar
NGC 1269/NGC 1291 Snowball galaxy
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NGC 1269/NGC 1291 Snowball galaxy

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Browsing through stellarium I came across this unusual ring galaxy. Identified first in 1826 by James Dunlop and then found again a second time in 1836 by John Herschel. I am so glad i put the time in and imaged it. Located in Eridanus 33 million light years away.

I used gain 0 and offset 50 temp -10 with Darks but no other calibration frames.

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NGC 1269/NGC 1291 Snowball galaxy, jackstar