Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5905  ·  NGC 5906  ·  NGC 5907  ·  NGC 5908
NGC5907 - The Splinter Galaxy and friends NGC5905 and NGC5908, Dave Boddington
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NGC5907 - The Splinter Galaxy and friends NGC5905 and NGC5908

NGC5907 - The Splinter Galaxy and friends NGC5905 and NGC5908, Dave Boddington
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NGC5907 - The Splinter Galaxy and friends NGC5905 and NGC5908

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NGC5907 (also labelled NGC5906) The Splinter Galaxy in Draco about 50 million light years distant. It has anomalously low metallicity has very few giant stars and is apparently composed almost entirely of dwarf stars, Also in the frame are face on barred spiral NGC5905 and edge on spiral NGC5908. 5hrs Lum Esprit150SX46, 1.5hrs each RGB Esprit100ASI1600

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NGC5907 - The Splinter Galaxy and friends NGC5905 and NGC5908, Dave Boddington