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NGC 488
November 17, 2025
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NGC 488 is a spiral galaxy in Pisces approximately 90 million light years away. It contains a bright core and tightly wound spiral arms.
Scientists have observed that the stars are orbiting the galaxy at a speed roughly 40% faster than the stars in our galaxy orbit. They have also concluded that the process of star formation is what gives the spiral arms their form.
Image Capture
Location:
Deep Sky West
Camera:
Total integration: 21h 33m
Integration per filter:
- Lum: 7h (140 × 180")
- R: 4h 47m (99 × 180")
- G: 4h 51m (97 × 180")
- B: 4h 45m (95 × 180")
Coordinates: 1h 21m 50s · +5° 17′ 13″
Moravian C5a-100M
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Takahashi TOA130
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