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 NGC 205 - Satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy 


Tidal interaction with M31 (top right corner) in Hi-Stretched image


Dust Clouds - Core
     

About:
Our Milky Way Galaxy is not alone. It is part of a gathering of about 25 galaxies known as the Local Group. Members include the Great Andromeda Galaxy (M31), M32, M33, the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Small Magellanic Cloud , Dwingeloo 1, several small irregular galaxies, and many dwarf elliptical and dwarf spheroidal galaxies. Pictured is one of the dwarf ellipticals: NGC 205. Like M32, NGC 205 is a companion to the large M31. The image shows NGC 205 to be unusual for an elliptical galaxy in that it contains at least two dust clouds (they are visible but hard to spot) and signs of recent star formation. This galaxy is sometimes known as M110, although it was actually not part of Messier's original catalog. [Text from APOD]

Optics: GSO RC 10" F8 2000mm - Astrograph Ritchie-Chrétien
Mount: AP Mach1 GTO on Gemini Q-Lock tripod
Camera: ATIK 4000LE with SX USB Filter Wheel
Filters: Baader LRGB 2"
Guiding Systems: SXV-AO-LF Active Optics - SX Lodestar
Dates/Times: 26/27/29/30 September 2011
Location: Pragelato - Turin - Italy
Exposure Details: L:R:G:B => 630:100:90:100 = > (63x10):(10x10):(9x10):(10x10) All Bin1 [num x minutes]
Cooling Details: -20 °C
Acquisition: Maxim DL/CCD, Perseus
Processing: CCDStack2, PixInsight, PS CS2
Mean FWHM: 1.57 / 2.11 "
SQM-L: 21.02 / 21.30