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This is an image of the NGC 80 galaxy group in Andromeda which has 13 confirmed members at an approximate distance of 260M light-years. NGC 80 is the large, bright lenticular galaxy to the upper right and is the “lead” member of the group based on its size and brightness. The lenticular galaxy to its lower-left has some unusual shell/disk structures of dust and gas. The two most striking galaxies below center are undergoing tidal interaction - NGC 90 is the distorted blue spiral galaxy and NGC 93 is the reddish, dusty spiral galaxy below it.? The image was captured during 3 nights in October 2023 under average conditions using a 12.5" PlaneWave scope and a QSI-640ws camera at f/8 for a final LRGB integration of 20 hours.



Thanks for looking,
Bruce W.