Galaxy Messier 77
Description: A small but bright Seyfert galaxy in Cetus. M77 (NGC1068) is a magnitude 9.6 galaxy, 7 x 6 arc minutes in size with a very bright nucleus. On the left side of the frame is edge-on galaxy NGC1055. Magnitude 11.4, 7.6 x 2.6 arc minutes in size. Bottom centre is 14th magnitude NGC1072. Film: Hypered Kodak tech pan Scope: 16" f4.5 Newtonian Exposure: 30 Minutes Location: Wilson Coulee Observatory, Alberta Date: November 11, 1988

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