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M77 and NGC 1055

M77 (NGC 1068), centre, and NGC 1055 at lower right are two spiral galaxies in the constellation of Cetus. They are around 50 million light years distant and 500,000 light years apart.

This is an RGB integrated image with just under 6 hours of data in each of the channels. Shot with a QHI163M camera and Optolong RGB filters, the scope was a WO FLT110. Image sequencing and guiding was controlled via SGP and PHD2 respectively, all post-processing was carried out in PixInsight.

Observed from Prachinburi, Thailand

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Uploaded on March 19, 2020