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Date: October 2014 Location: Denton, TX Telescope: ATRC12 - Mount: MI-250 - Camera: ST-10XME Exposure: L = 380 min. R, G, and B = 150 min. each Guided using Innovations Foresight On Axis Guider (ONAG) Click on the image to view at higher resolution. |
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Discovered 17809 by Pierre Méchain Messier 74 (also known as M74 and NGC 628) is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces with an estimated distance of approximately 32 million light-years from the Earth. M74 contains two clearly defined spiral arms and is an example of a Grand Design Spiral Galaxy. It is estimated that M74 is home to about 100 billion stars. The galaxy's low surface brightness makes it a difficult object for amateur astronomers to observe visually, however, long exposure CCD images, such as the one above, reveal the details of this spectacular galaxy 1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_74
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