NGC 134 in Sculptor

NGC 134 is a lesser known intermediate barred spiral galaxy in Sculptor.
It spans 150,000 light years making it larger than the Milky Way which it is thought to resemble. The image shows substantial filamentary structure and dust lanes as well as some blue star forming regions.

Imaged in LRGB on our Planewave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile

Image Processing: Mike Selby and Mark Hanson

Enjoy, Mark & Mike

New Processed Image first and old one second. Its amazing what we learn in a few years