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IC4765 - Chile

IC4765 – Chile

This elliptical galaxy is the “alpha dog” in the large entourage of galaxies surrounding it. This group is part of the greater Pavo-Indus super cluster.
The scene lies 220 million ly away. I have counted at least 30 members in the image.

PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph with a ZWO ASI6200 camera, Astrodon filters, and ASA gearless DDM-85 mount. F/8 LRGB. (38x8min L, 13x8min RGB each. All 2×2 bin).