Via the Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4449 - "NGC 4449, also known as Caldwell 21, is an irregular Magellanic type galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, being located about 12 million light-years away. It is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group that is relatively close to the Local Group hosting our Milky Way galaxy.[3][4] "
Magellanic! My jaw dropped when I saw it. I admit, I don't always research my targets, I often just shoot what is in the gap of the trees around the house. I thought this was just another galaxy, but I admit it looked pretty odd and unique but at the time I just wanted to see how well the guiding and SGP automation were behaving.
It's awesome to see something related to the Southern Hemisphere SMC and LMC! I thought I'd never see a related object without having to travel south of the equator! I was thrilled to get to know such an object and I challenge you to do the same! It's Mag 10 and likely visible in a decent sized telescope perhaps with the eyepiece as well?! :P
Thanks for reading!
No comments:
Post a Comment
You are no longer able to spam this blog
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.