NGC6118 lies some 83 million ly away in Serpens. Its a little larger than our own Milky Way. In some ways it reminds you of the opening line in Star Wars – “Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away”.

Its spiral arms are loosely wound, and their tails like tuning forks. The HII regions are intense enough to still be displayed at this great distance.

PlaneWavw 12.5″ Astrograph with a ZWO ASI6200 camera, Astrodon filters, and ASA gearless mount. F/8 LRGB (40/8min L, 13X8min RGB – all 2×2 bin).