NGC 7793

Image Title: NGC 7793

Copyright: Daniel Stern

Date image was taken: December 01, 2025

Location: Rio Hurtado, Chile

Data Acquisition Method: Remote Observatory (Commercial)

Description and Details: NGC 7793 is a nearby spiral galaxy with soft, broken arms, textured in a cloud-like pattern. It has many small patches of reddish H-α knots. These bright spots mark places where new stars are forming, giving the galaxy its loose, flocculent appearance, and hence its designation as a flocculent galaxy. There are a bunch of galaxies in the field of view, over a hundred (yes, I counted them when the stars were removed).

Name: Daniel Stern

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