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| Object: |
| IC 1537, NGC 55, The Whale Galaxy in Sculptor |
| Notes: |
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NGC 55, also occasionally referred to as The Whale Galaxy, is a Magellanic type barred spiral galaxy located about 7 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. Along with its neighbor NGC 300, it is one of the closest galaxies to the Local Group, probably lying between the Milky Way and the Sculptor Group.
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| Date: |
| November 2018 |
| Location: |
| El Sauce Observatory, Río Hurtado, Chile |
| Telescope: |
| Corrected Newtonian Astrograph, 12", f/3.8 |
| Mount: |
| Astro-Physics AP1100GTO |
| Camera: |
| Moravian G3 16200 camera with Astrodon filters @-25 ºC |
| Exposure Time: |
| L:R:G:B = 160:125:125:125 mins |
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