@hfd.astophotography: • The Milky Way's Twin: It is often referred to as the Milky Way's twin because it is remarkably similar in size, mass, spiral structure, and star formation rate to our own galaxy. • Spiral Galaxy in Pegasus: It is an unbarred spiral galaxy located roughly 40 million light-years away in the northern constellation Pegasus. • The "Dearborn Spiral": Discovered by William Herschel in 1784, it was historically known as the Dearborn Spiral because it was used to test the optics of the famous Dearborn Observatory telescope in the 19th century. 🔭 GEAR & SOFTWARE • Scope: SVBONY SV503 80ED • Main Cam: ZWO ASI585MC Pro • Mount: Explore Scientific iEXOS-100 PMC-8 • Guide Scope: SVBONY 50mm Guide Scope • Guide Cam: ZWO ASI120MC-S • Control: ZWO ASIAIR • Processing: Siril/Gimp #astrophotography #deepsky #Astronomy #nightsky #space

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