This spiral galaxy is a super giant – some 175,000 ly across. It lies in the constellation Pavo at a distance of 144 million ly.
PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph with an ST11000 camera, Astrodon filter, and gearless DDM-85 mount. F/8 LRGB (45/8min L, 8/8min each 2×2 RGB).