NGC 7479 is a highly asymmetrical barred spiral that belongs to the Pegasus Cloud of galaxies at a distance of 105 million light-years. It was discovered by William Herschel 1784 and is recognized also as a Seyfert galaxy undergoing starburst activity in the nucleus and the outer arms. The real diameter measures nearly 120'000 light-years, roughly 20% larger than our Milky Way.
[from O'Meara and Wikipedia]
Date: 12/11/2011
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Image Data
Telescope: RCOS 14.5" f/8
Mount: ASA DDM85
Detector: Apogee U16M
Filters: Astrodon Gen 2
Exposures: L:R:G:B 420:160:180:160 min (20 min subs)
Observatory: ROSA, France
