Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)
Draco Dwarf galaxy - UGC10822, Jan Sjoerd de Vries
Draco Dwarf galaxy - UGC10822
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Draco Dwarf galaxy - UGC10822

Draco Dwarf galaxy - UGC10822, Jan Sjoerd de Vries
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Draco Dwarf galaxy - UGC10822

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The Draco Dwarf (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_Dwarf) is a spheroidal galaxy which was discovered by Albert George Wilson of Lowell Observatory in 1954 on photographic plates of the National Geographic Society's Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). It is part of the Local Group and a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way galaxy. The Draco Dwarf is situated in the direction of the Draco Constellation at 34.6° above the galactic plane. Having an absolute magnitude of -8.6 and a total luminosity of only 2×105 L☉, it is one of the faintest companions to our Milky Way. Recent studies have indicated that the galaxy may potentially hold large amounts of dark matter.

The original image is with, and the final version is without deconvolution. I have a hard time choosing which version is the better one..

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Draco Dwarf galaxy - UGC10822, Jan Sjoerd de Vries