Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6503
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NGC6503 galaxy, Matteo Mooren
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NGC6503 galaxy

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NGC6503 galaxy, Matteo Mooren
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NGC6503 galaxy

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Object type : dwarf spiral galaxy type SA(s)cd
Distance : 17 million lightyears
Diameter : 30,000 lightyears

This galaxy is an interresting object, because it lies at the edge of the so calles 'local void', The 'local void' is an empty space of about 150 million lightyears. So, behind this galaxy lies this empty space. I shooted for 3 hours. But clouds have destroyed a big part of the exposures. I still could use 51 exposures of 2 minutes.

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NGC6503 galaxy, Matteo Mooren