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NGC6814 – Final Color

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NGC6814 - Chile

NGC6814 – Chile

NGC6814 lies about 75 million ly away n Aquila. It seems pretty undisturbed by outside gravitational influences, but houses plenty inside it with a super massive black hole lodged in its center with an estimated size of about 18 million times the mass of the sun.

PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph with an ST11000 camera, Astrodon filters, and ASA gearless DDM-85 mount. F/8 LRGB (45/8min L, 8/8min each 2×2 RGB).