A stunning telescopic image reveals the Draco Group, a trio of galaxies 100 million light-years away. NGC 5985 (a Seyfert galaxy), NGC 5982 (an elliptical galaxy), and NGC 5981 (an edge-on spiral) are prominently displayed against a backdrop of countless distant galaxies and stars. The image highlights the diversity of galactic structures and showcases details like NGC 5982's faint halo and sharp-edged shells, hinting at past mergers.

Astronomy Picture from 01/07/2023

Three Galaxies in Draco

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230701.html


#Galaxies #DracoGroup #NGC5985 #NGC5982 #NGC5981 #SpiralGalaxy #EllipticalGalaxy #SeyfertGalaxy #DeepSpace #Astrophotography #Space #Astronomy #Cosmos #Universe #GalaxyTriplet

Marked up image noting the 4 galaxies mentioned in the post.

Also sharing an annotated version of the unprocessed photo noting the location’s of #NGC5982, #NGC5985, #NGC5891 and #NGC5976. #galaxies #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur

Processed image of the galaxies noted on the post.

Unprocessed image of the galaxies noted on the post.

Last observation of the morning. This observation lasted 30 minutes. I had aimed for #galaxy #NGC5982 before. Above is is galaxy #NGC5985, and below it is galaxy #NGC5891 and galaxy #NGC5976. Sharing processed and un processed images. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur

Three galaxies in space

The Draco Triplet, three galaxies side by side about 86 million light years away. Pretty hard to shoot in city skies, about 6h integration time. #NGC5985 #NGC5982, #NGC5981 #lrgb #astrophotography #am5 #backyardastronomy #berlin #backyardastrophotography #asi1600mmpro #edgehd800 #berlin