Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4535
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NGC4535 - The Lost Galaxy, Göran Nilsson
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NGC4535 - The Lost Galaxy

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NGC4535 - The Lost Galaxy, Göran Nilsson
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NGC4535 - The Lost Galaxy

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I have no idea why it is called the Lost Galaxy but it seems to be relatively rarely imaged possibly because it is quite distant (so small seen from here) compared to some other grand design spiral galaxies. It is 50 million ly from Earth and 100 000 ly wide.

This is the second but last image with the big Meade for the season. Taken over two short nights with relatively poor seeing so the scope could not perform at its best with regard to picking up fine details but the colours are quite nice.

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NGC4535 - The Lost Galaxy, Göran Nilsson