Ngc 7123

Here is a galaxy you may not have seen before.

Located in Indus 180 million light years from here, NGC 7123 is a rarely imaged spiral seen edge on. The shape is some what reminiscent of the Sombrero Galaxy. The galaxy itself presents a very small target in the field of view.

Imaged in LRGB on our Planewave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile

Image Processing: Mike Selby