Galaxies
IC 10 in Cassiopeia
IC 10 is a small irregular galaxy, around 5000 lightyears across and 2.2 million lightyears distant. It is also a starburst galaxy with a high level of star formation, the only one such in the Local Group of galaxies.
It is probably a satellite of M31 and the third such in the constellation of Cassiopeia, along with NGC 147 and NGC 185.
This image is the result of over 6h of data capture over 3 nights in October and November 2019.
ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera through an 8-inch Teleskop-Service Ritchey-Chretien reflector.
Date: 18/11/2019
Photographer: Graham Wilcock
