Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  IC 1537  ·  NGC 55
NGC 55  Galaxy in Sculptor, Harrington Beach Imagers Group
NGC 55  Galaxy in Sculptor
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NGC 55 Galaxy in Sculptor

NGC 55  Galaxy in Sculptor, Harrington Beach Imagers Group
NGC 55  Galaxy in Sculptor
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NGC 55 Galaxy in Sculptor

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This is an image of NGC 55, a member of the Local Group, located in Sculptor at a distance of roughly 7 million light years.   1 hour integration, 4 * 15 minutes Lum.   i Telescope supplied calibrated data obtained mid-November 2021.  Planewave 20" telescope at f4.4.   
Processed largely with Pixinsight, and some work in Nebulosity and Adobe. 
In addition to NGC 55, note also the very great number of background galaxies in this image.   There is a huge group of galaxies near the lower left edge.  First viewed this from Wisconsin at the "Alternate Site"  in Kettle Moraine, Southern unit, with John A and his C8, many years ago.    It is a fine object visually.  Working on a color version next.       
Processing comments and ideas welcome. 
Regards, Tom Schmidtkunz.

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NGC 55  Galaxy in Sculptor, Harrington Beach Imagers Group