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NGC7552 – Final Color

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NGC7552 - Chile

NGC7552 – Chile

NGC7552 is a barred spiral in the constellation Grus. It is about 60 million lys away and about 75,000 lys across.

Its quite colorful – showing some major reddish HII regions. Note the distant galaxies seen faintly through its tenuous arms.

PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph, with a ZWO ASI 6200 camera, Astrodon filters, and ASA gearless DDM-85 mount. F/8 LRGB (37/8min L, 13/8min RGB each, all 2×2 bin).