NGC7497

This is an image of NGC 7497. It is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 60 million light years away in the constellation Pegasus. The nebula surrounding the galaxy is known as MBM 54 and is located about 1,000 light years away in the outer regions of our galaxy. These types of molecular clouds are found at high galactic latitudes (parts of the sky away from the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy). They are often referred to as galactic cirrus clouds or more commonly "Integrated Flux Nebulae" (IFN).

Image Data: Telescope Live           

July 18, 2023                        

Location: Rio Hurtado, Chile         

Telescope: Planewave CDK-24          

Camera: QHY 600M Pro                 

Mount: Mathis MI-1000/1250           

Luminance: 32x5 minutes (binned 2x2) 

Red: 32x5 minutes (binned 2x2)       

Green: 35x5 minutes (binned 2x2)     

Blue: 32x5 minutes (binned 2x2)   

Copyright: Bernard Miller