Thank you for sharing your photos - this is exactly what this project is all about! :-)
Located in the constellation Canes Venatici.
It is 16 million light-years away.
The diameter of the main disk is 50,000 light-years.
Angular size 14.4'x12.1'.
It has two powerful ring-like structures.
The inner ring is a site of active star formation, fueled by interstellar gas flowing into the ring from the outer oval bar-like structure.
Captured over two days.
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