| Date: Jan. 29-30, 2023 - Location: Davis Mountains west of Fort Davis, TX Click on the image to view at higher resolution. |
| NGC 2841 - Galaxy in Ursa Major Located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major is the massive galaxy[3] cataloged NGC 2341. The galaxy lies approximately 46 million light years distant[1]. It is a classic spiral galaxy with dust lanes intermingled with a population of whitish middle-aged stars[2]. The diameter of this remarkable galaxy is over 150 thousand light years[3]. This is half again larger than our own Milky Way galaxy. The morphological class of NGC 2341 is SAa indicating a spiral galaxy with no central bar and very tightly-wound arms[1]. Member of the Dark Sky Observatory Collaborative References1Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2841 2NASA Hubblesite: https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2011/06/2821-Image.html 3NASA Science: https://science.nasa.gov/massive-nearby-spiral-galaxy-ngc-2841
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