M32: Dwarf Compact Eliptical Galaxy
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Just off the edge of the Andromeda Galaxy is one of two satellites orbiting the Milky Way's neighbor: M32, a dense cloud of stars that are classified as a dwarf, early-stage compact elliptical galaxy.
Image details
| Telescope: | Stellina | |
| Length: | 400mm | |
| Aperture: | 80mm | |
| F-stop: | f/5.0 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2021-10-09 to 2021-10-09 | |
| Lights: | 81 | |
| Exposure: | 10 | |
| Total exposure: | 13 m | |
| Ra: | 0h 42m 40.1s | |
| Dec: | +40° 52' 17.418 | |
| Size: | 62.489 x 42.205 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 0.628 deg | |
| Scale: | 0.687 arcsec/pixel |