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Photographer:

Daniel Stern

Location of Photo:

Rio Hurtado, Chile

Date/Time of photo:

June and July 2024

Equipment:

CDK-17 and CDK-24

Description:

NGC 55 AKA Caldwell 72 is sometimes referred to as the String of Pearls Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy located about 6.5 million light years away. The pictured view is edge-on and appears asymmetrical, like a cigar. It has an abundance of pinkish active star forming regions and young blue star clusters. Among all of these stars are over 100 Cepheid Variable stars (an astronomical standard candle, used to measure intergalactic distances).

Website:

https://www.astrobin.com/users/dstern/