Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1269  ·  NGC 1291
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NGC 1269/1291, Kevin Osborn
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NGC 1269/1291

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NGC 1269/1291

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This is NGC 1291, an unusual barred ring galaxy in Eridanus, unusual because it has a barred ring structure, and unusual because it has two NGC catalogue numbers (1291 and 1269).

This was approximately 8.3 hours of LRGB over three nights, one night with excellent seeing and two with very poor seeing.

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NGC 1269/1291, Kevin Osborn

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ZWO ASI1600MM/QHY163M