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NGC1068 – Final Color

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M77 - Chile

M77 – Chile

M77 (NGC1068) lies about 47 million ly away in Cetus. Its quite large with a diameter of about 120,000 ly across. An AGN it shows evidence of encounter with its mangled lower arm.

PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph with an ST11000 camera, Astrodon filters, and ASA gearless DDM-85 mount. F/8 LRGB (41/8min L, 8/8min each 2×2 RGB).