Galaxies
NGC 3184 in Ursa Major
This classic spiral galaxy is around 40 million lightyears distant and 80,000 lightyears in diameter. The intense blue in the spiral arms is from a relatively low number of luminous blue-white stars.
This image is the result of 5h of data capture, over 2 evenings in March 2021.
ZWO ASI071MC Pro colour camera, through a Teleskop-Service 8-inch Ritchey-Chretien reflector, using an Astronomik UV/IR filter.
Date: 30/03/2021
Photographer: Graham Wilcock
