Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3  ·  NGC 1049  ·  The star λ2 For
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The Fornax Dwarf Galaxy in RGB, Ian Parr
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The Fornax Dwarf Galaxy in RGB

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The Fornax Dwarf Galaxy in RGB, Ian Parr
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The Fornax Dwarf Galaxy in RGB

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The aging relic of the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy haunts the Milky Way from 450,000 light years away.

It contains six globular clusters; the largest, NGC 1049, was discovered before the galaxy itself. 

This is a Photometric Color Calibration  from subs taken last year and last night.

I can only find 3 globular clusters but lots of background galaxies.

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The Fornax Dwarf Galaxy in RGB, Ian Parr