Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Pavo (Pav)  ·  Contains:  IC 4823  ·  NGC 6744
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NGC 6744 - July 2022, Ed Dixon
NGC 6744 - July 2022
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NGC 6744 - July 2022

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NGC 6744 - July 2022, Ed Dixon
NGC 6744 - July 2022
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NGC 6744 - July 2022

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First cut at an image of NGC 6744 is a spiral galaxy about 30 million light years from our home -  most similar to our Milky Way in the local universe. This galaxy is situated in the constellation of Pavo at a distance of about 30 million light-years.  The data is from 16 fifteen minute exposures: 6 each for GB and 4 for R, along with 9 fifteen minute exposures for luminance.  Captured the week of 7/4/22 by staff at the iTelescope observatory in Siding Spring Observatory in Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia using a 20 inch reflector.  Data downloaded from iTelescope and then stacked and processed with Pixinsight, Windows, and Apple edit.

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NGC 6744 - July 2022, Ed Dixon