NGC247 Needle's Eye Galaxy and Burbidge's Chain (right)

 Posted: Nov 9th, 2025
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Telescope/Lens: Askar SQA 106 мм f/4.8
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro
Mount: Ioptron HAE 29 C
Guide Scope: Askar 52 мм F4
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini
Software: SharpCap 4.0, Siril, GraXpert
Exposure:
80 x 180" ISO/Gain: 100
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Adygeya Stanica Dahovskaya, Russia
 Sep 24th, 2025
4 h 0 m
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Resolution: 1847x1194 px
Scale: 207 KB
NGC 247 is 11.8 million light-years away from us, with a diameter of about 70 thousand light-years. The galaxy's angular size is 19.2x5.5 arcminutes. NGC 247 has a void clearly visible in photographs, which is why it is called the Needle's Eye galaxy. It is located in the constellation Cetus. It is difficult to observe at mid-latitudes in Russia. Nearby is a group of 4 galaxies called Burbidge's Chain. This group of galaxies is about 350 million light-years away from us, which is almost 30 times farther than NGC 247.
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