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Faiz A
77.20W, 39.23N
01/11/2024
10:20 pm

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ZWO AM5 mount, ES 102 ED, 294MC pro main camera, 224MC guide, ASIair plus and Astromania 60mm Guide scope.

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NGC 1055 is a barred spiral galaxy of some 115,800 light-years across, located about 52 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cetus (the Whale), while it is receding from us at approximately 994 kilometers per second.

Messier 77, also known as NGC 1068 or the Squid Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is about 47 million light-years away from Earth.