Messier 77 (M77) is a spiral galaxy in the Cetus constellation. M77 is also known as the Squid Galaxy as well as Cetus A. Its alternative designation is NGC 1068.
Image taken using the 32-inch Schulman telescope with STX camera on Mt. Lemmon, AZ. Data capture and reduction by Adam Block, University of Arizona. L(synthetic)RGB processing by JDS using CCDStack, Photoshop CC, and Noise Ninja. Exposure time 24 hours.
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