Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aries (Ari)  ·  Contains:  NGC 770  ·  NGC 772
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Fiddlehead Galaxy NGC 772, drblevy13
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Fiddlehead Galaxy NGC 772

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Fiddlehead Galaxy NGC 772

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The Fiddlehead Galaxy has an interesting morphology because of the adjacent elliptical galaxy, NGC 770: the gravity from the smaller galaxy is exerting a force on the Fiddlehead Galaxy causing one of its spiral arms to become elongated.

If you look very closely zoomed in, you can see innumerable smaller galaxies scattered especially just below the Fiddlehead Galaxy, but they can be seen throughout the field of view.

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Fiddlehead Galaxy NGC 772, drblevy13