Galaxy NGC 2683

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NGC 2683 is a field spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Lynx. It was nicknamed the "UFO Galaxy" by the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory.It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on February 5, 1788.
Captured in my private observatory near Kyiv, Ukraine, during Nov-Dec 2020 by 350 mm Newton, SBIG-8300 STT, worked up by PixInsight. Total exposure time is about 30 hours.

Copyright: Edward Popovitch, Ukraine

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