NGC 2427

NGC 2427is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy in Puppies. The galaxy is around 45 million light years away. At magnitude 12 and with very low surface brightness details are not easy to resolve and this galaxy has been rarely imaged.
The galaxy is seen through a field with multiple scattered integrated flux nebulae giving the background a cloudy appearance.

Imaged in LRGB on our Planewave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile
Integration Time: 29 hours
Image Processing: Mike Selby and Mark Hanson