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NGC1042 – Final Color

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NGC1042 - Chile

NGC1042 – Chile

NGC1042 ia the spiral and the elliptical is NGC1052. The former lies about 60 million ly away in Cetus, with the elliptical further out. The small group inthe distance to the left includes NGC1048. Note large amount of star formation in NGC1042.

This would be good image for the classroom showing the 2 most common types of galaxies in the same shot.

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