Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  IC 342
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The Hidden Galaxy, astroyyc
The Hidden Galaxy
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The Hidden Galaxy

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The Hidden Galaxy, astroyyc
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The Hidden Galaxy

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Located in the constellation Camelopardalis and at a distance relatively close to Earth, this galaxy is known for being very difficult to observe due to its location behind dusty regions near our galactic equator of the Milky Way. This makes its distance from us difficult to determine, with modern estimates ranging from 7 to 11 million light-years away. (source: Wikipedia)

We are star dust.⁣

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This image was created with data captured across 6 nights in December, 2023. I used two 8” reflector telescopes and cooled, monochrome cameras with broadband and narrowband filters.⁣

For this image I’ve blended in some Ha emission wavelength into typical L, R, G, B broadband data. A very tough image from Bortle 7. I hope you like it! ⁣

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