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Photographer:
Bruce Waddington
Location of Photo:
SkyPi Remote Observatory, New Mexico
Date/Time of photo:
4 nights ending on 07/06/2024
Equipment:
12.5" Planewave scope with QSI-640ws camera
Description:
NGC 6503 is a "field" dwarf spiral galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco. The "field" classification means it is not part of a cluster or group and is gravitationally alone, an unusual situation for a spiral galaxy. It has been dubbed the "lost in space" galaxy because it resides at the edge of a vast empty region of space known as the Local Void. It is only 30,000 light-years in size, less than 1/3 the size of our Milky Way galaxy.
