NGC 1961 is a spiral galaxy in constellation Camelopardalis. It is at a distance of circa 200 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that it is more than 220,000 light years across. (wiki). Also a nice object for my 20 cm Newton and last two nights in 2016, thus my PF2017.    (wiki).

Optics:       NoName Newton 192/800
                   +GPU c.c.
Camera:    Atik 428EX
Filters:        LRGB Baader
Mount:      SW AZEQ-5
Guider:       Lacerta MGEN
Exposure:  41x5 min. (L)
                       14x5 min. (R, G, B each), bin 2x2
Software:  PixInsight, Photoshop
31.12. 2016

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