The Hidden Galaxy

Galaxy IC342 at 10.7 Million lightyears distance is seen here obscured by the dust and gas in the plane of our Milky way Galaxy. That is why IC342 has a reddish color.

LRGB data (11.6 hrs Luminance+12.5hrs RGB) shot on 15,16,17,18,19 and 20 November 2017. Esprit 100 refractor with QHY16200 Mono CCD camera @-20 Celcius.

 

Processed with AstroPixelProcessor and Pixinsight.

 

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_342

 

Knight Observatory, Tomar

 

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