Galaxies
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy

This dwarf elliptical galaxy in the southern constellation of Fornax is a satellite of our galaxy, at a distance of approximately 470,000 lightyears. Dwarfs such as this contain only a few billion stars, as compared with the hundreds of billions in our Milky Way galaxy.

This image is just short of a degree square, so the galaxy has around the apparent diameter of the full moon. Nevertheless, it was only discovered in 1938.

This LRGB image is the result of 1.5h of remote data capture from New South Wales, over two evenings in November 2022, using a 20-inch Planewave CDK reflector and FLI PL09000 CCD camera.

Date: 18/11/2022

Photographer: Graham Wilcock

Fornax Dwarf Galaxy

This dwarf elliptical galaxy in the southern constellation of Fornax is a satellite of our galaxy, at a distance of approximately 470,000 lightyears. Dwarfs such as this contain only a few billion stars, as compared with the hundreds of billions in our Milky Way galaxy.

This image is just short of a degree square, so the galaxy has around the apparent diameter of the full moon. Nevertheless, it was only discovered in 1938.

This LRGB image is the result of 1.5h of remote data capture from New South Wales, over two evenings in November 2022, using a 20-inch Planewave CDK reflector and FLI PL09000 CCD camera.

Date: 18/11/2022

Photographer: Graham Wilcock