Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4214
NGC 4214: dwarf starburst galaxy, Jan Scheers
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NGC 4214: dwarf starburst galaxy

NGC 4214: dwarf starburst galaxy, Jan Scheers
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NGC 4214: dwarf starburst galaxy

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NGC 4214 is a dwarf barred irregular galaxy located around 10 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.

NGC 4214 is both larger and brighter than the Small Magellanic Cloud, as well as a starburst galaxy. It consists of intricate patterns of glowing ionised hydrogen gas; hot, young star-forming regions; old clusters with red supergiants; and cavities blown clear of gas by stellar winds.

The variety of stars at different stages in their evolution, indicate that the recent and ongoing starburst periods are by no means the first, and the galaxy’s numerous ionised hydrogen regions suggest they will not be the last.

Image acquired with the Officina Stellare ProRC 700 telescope and FLI PL16803 camera from Telescope Live in IC Astronomy Observatory, Oria, Spain.

Total integration time 120 minutes
LRGB 6 subs of 300s with each filter.
Dataset Telescope Live

Processing with Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools and NoiseXTerminator plug-ins.

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NGC 4214: dwarf starburst galaxy, Jan Scheers