NGC891

NGC 891 is found within the constellation of Andromeda. It is a beautiful barred spiral galaxy that we view from side on. This galaxy has a Magnitude of about 10 but a surface brightness of only 13.6.
The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel in 1784 and is a member of the small NGC1023 group of galaxies that are neighbours of our own galaxy group. Its distance from ourselves is thought to be about 10 million light years. NGC 891 has several distinct similarities with our own Milky Way Galaxy, in fact it gives us a glimpse of how our galaxy might look to some distant galactic traveler.

Image Data:
Focal Length 1500mm
Focal Ratio f10
Exposure 1 hr 16 mins

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