A nice small group of galaxies each showing a very different type from April 20th.

I found these on Stellarium and know them just by the catalog numbers but I really like this group. A small scale target for my setup but a fine subject for a return visit when I have better gear perhaps.

       I had several dark nights with the telescope last month but only just got around to updating my astrophotography blog site. After submitting the image to the online service http://nova.astrometry.net/ I identified them as NGC5981, NGC5982 and NGC5985 top to bottom also known as the Draco Trio as they are located in the belly of the dragon constellation. The close grouping of an edge on, an elliptical and a spiral galaxy makes a nice portrait.

 

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