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Galaxy NGC6340 and companions - 27'th of August 2016

Orion Optics VX12 F4 working at F4.6 with TeleVue VIP 2010, SBIG ST-4000XCM -20C 2h50min (17x600sec).
Brightest galaxy is NGC6340 with several companions and many small galaxies visible in the background.
Light travel time: NGC6340 55.1 mill years.
Processing: CCDSoft, Astroart 6.0, Pixinsight.

NGC6340 on Wikipedia and reference at Cornell University.

Author e-mail: webweichel@gmail.com