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NGC 891 Silver Sliver Galaxy

NGC 891 is a galaxy about 27 million light-years away and is very similar in size and form to our own Milky Way galaxy. It is viewed edge-on and the dust lanes are fairly visible. This image has been made with a focal length which is probably a bit small for the object (792 mm), as it's only about 13 arc minutes in length.

Where it is in the sky:

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