NGC 613 in Sculptor

NGC 613 is a barred spiral galaxy 67 million light years away in Sculptor. The galaxy has numerous prominent dust lanes and star forming regions, it also hosts a black hole towards the center that is estimated to be 10 times larger than that of our own galaxy The Milky Way.

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

Image Processing: Mike Selby and Mark Hanson

Enjoy, Mark & Mike