Galaxies
IC 342 in Camelopardalis
This spiral galaxy is between 7 and 10 million lightyears distant and around 75,000 lightyears in diameter. It has been known as the Hidden Galaxy, as it lies close to the galactic equator and difficult to observe because of the profusion of stars in the Milky Way.
The image is the result of 10h 30m of LRGB data capture from Horsham, over 5 evenings in December 2022 and January 2023. A ZWO ASI2600MM Pro monochrome camera was used, through an 8-inch Teleskop-Service Ritchey-Chretien Cassegrain reflector.
Date: 19/01/2023
Location: Horsham, West Sussex, UK
Photographer: Graham Wilcock
