NGC 6822, Barnard’s galaxy

Constellation: Sagittarius

NGC 6288, Barnard’s galaxy, is a barred irregular galaxy located in the constellation of Sagittarius, approximately 1.6 million Ly from Earth. It is one of the closer galaxies to the Milky Way (member of the Local Group of galaxies), and is similar in structure and composition to the Large Magellanic Cloud. It features several large H-II regions, including the Ring and the Bubble nebulae that are well visible to the North-West.

Telescope & Mount:

Orion Optics UK ODK10 on a GM1000HPS mount

Imaging:

Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro (bin 2×2)

Data:
L: 35x300s
R: 19x300s
G: 20x300s
B: 23x300s

Total integration time: 8h 5′