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NGC 7497 Behind the Dust

NGC 7497 Behind the Dust

Astrophotography night on the Vercors High Plateau from September 18 to 19. We heard the deer roaring all night long!

NGC 7497 is a galaxy located 24 Mpc, or 79 million light years, in Pegasus. It is also well behind the interstellar dust of our galaxy.

39 x 5 min
Camera : Nikon Z6 partially unfiltered
Telescope : Takahashi FSQ-106ED refractor.
Mount : ZWO AM5N.
Guiding : ZWO ASI290MM Mini on QHY OAG-M
Temperature : 3°C
Humidity : 100%
SQM : 21.3
Software : acquisition with Astro Photography Tool, processing with PixInsight.
Location : Vercors Highlands