NGC 6744

NGC 6744 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located 30 million light years away in Pavo. The galaxy is considered to be similar although larger than the Milky Way and it exhibits an elongated core with flocculent arms. Nearby is a small distorted companion galaxy which is designated as NGC 6744A The are numerous star formation regions present in NGC 6744.

Imaged in LRGB and H alpha on our PlaneWave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.

Image Processing: Mark Hanson/Mike Selby

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