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NGC 6822, Barnards Galaxy,  Sagittarius

NGC 6822 is a dwarf irregular galaxy belonging to the local group of galaxies.  Its rougly 1.7 million light years distant.  It's magnitude 11 but easiest to see with low power, wide field eyepieces.  Several blue nebulous regions can be seen left and right of the north part of the galaxy.  Also a reddish bubble of gas is just north west of the northern tip.  See the high resolution image for a better view of these features.

Image Details
Optics:
Stellaruve SV80s f6
Mount:        LX200 fork mount
Camera:
Starlight Xpress SXV-H9
Filters:
Astronomik Type 2C                                                                                                                
Date:
5 Sep 04                                                                                                   
Location:  
Stark Bayou Observatory Ocean Springs, MS,  Limiting Mag 4.5
Exposure:
L:120 R:22.6 G:20 B:26.7  RGB binned 2X2
Notes:
Processing
 Astroart 3.0, PixInsight LE