“Like our Milkyway Galaxy?”

NGC 2280 75 million light years from here in Canis Major, NGC 2280 is a spiral galaxy that is thought to be similar in shape to our own Milky Way. The spiral arms have obvious star forming regions but are otherwise somewhat sparse.

Image Processing: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby

Imaged in LRGB on a RiDK 700 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.

Enjoy,

Mike & Mark