NGC 2332 (PGC 20276 and others) at the far right is a blazar (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazar) elliptical located approximately 240 million light-years away in Lynx.
NGC 2340 (UGC 3720, PGC 20338 and others) is the largest elliptical at the middle left.
There are numerous other
IC-designated galaxies throughout the field of view. See the annotated version for the locations of these and others.
Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
360 minutes total exposure – 6 hours
Imaged January 21st, 24th and 25th, 2023 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at
f/8 2432mm.
LRGB -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/ ... 4/sizes/l/
LRGB annotated -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/ ... 5/sizes/l/
Dan
