NGC 247 Needle's Eye and Burbidge's Chain

 Posted: Nov 17th, 2025
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: 250мм Ньютон 1/4
Camera: QHY268M
Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT
Guide Scope: QHY off-axis guider
Guide Camera: Lodestar
Software: N.I.N.A, PHD, Pixinsight
Exposure:
87 x 300" ISO/Gain: 25 - LRGB
Black, Bortle 1 zone:
 Astrohosting Izabis, Namibia
 Oct 14th, 2025
7 h 15 m
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Resolution: 6194x4035 px
Scale: 47303 KB
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It belongs to the Sculptor Group of galaxies nearest to us and is located at a distance of 12 million light years. Nearby is a chain of galaxies called the Burbidge Chain, discovered in 1963 and located 350 million light years away. It was photographed over several nights in Namibia in October 2025.
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