NGC 5907 aka The Knife Edge Galaxy aka The Splinter Galaxy in Draco
- with Supernova SN2026kid seen in the plane of the galaxy just below the centre -

ngc5907 w Supernova


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From Wikipedia:

NGC 5907 (also known as Knife Edge Galaxy or Splinter Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light years from Earth. It has an anomalously low metallicity and few detectable giant stars, being apparently composed almost entirely of dwarf stars. It is a member of the NGC 5866 Group. NGC 5907 has long been considered a prototypical example of a warped spiral in relative isolation. In 2006, an international team of astronomers announced the presence of an extended tidal stream surrounding the galaxy that challenges this picture and suggests the gravitational perturbations induced by the stream progenitor may be the cause for the warp. The galaxy was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel.

Camera: Apogee U16M (16803) w Astrodon Gen II filters
Scope: Planewave 12.5" CDK
LRGB 17/25/26/25 x 10 minutes
Paramount ME guided with an ST402ME and Astrodon MMOAG
TSX and CCD-Commander

All calibration and initial processing through to the RGB and separate Luminance in PixInsight. LRGB_Combine via PixInsight.
Cleanup in PS

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Captured May 2026
Lucknow, Ontario

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