Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  NGC 936  ·  NGC 941
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NGC 936 - Darth Vader's Galaxy, Doug Gray
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NGC 936 - Darth Vader's Galaxy

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NGC 936 - Darth Vader's Galaxy, Doug Gray
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NGC 936 - Darth Vader's Galaxy

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This often overlooked galaxy bears a striking resemblance to Darth Vader's Tie fighter from Star Wars: A New Hope. I initially thought this was some kind of gravitational lensing effect, but astronomers say it's just an unusual barred lenticular galaxy. It has two unusual neighbors as well, but I wasn't able to get much detail out of them at this focal length.

Shot over many nights, stacking and color calibration in Siril, Starnet++ v2, then Camera Raw filter in Photoshop. Added a little bit of glow to the star layer.

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NGC 936 - Darth Vader's Galaxy, Doug Gray