NGC 7479 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Pegasus constellation. It is also known as the Propeller Galaxy.
Image taken using the Schulman Foundation’s 24-inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, AZ, with STL-11000M camera. Data frames by Adam Block. LRGB processing using Maxim DL, CCDSharp, and Photoshop CS3 by JDS.
In honor of the award of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2010 to my colleague and friend, Professor Robert G. Edwards, Ph.D., F.R.S., the principal inventor of IVF (in vitro fertilization); Bob was knighted in 2011 and passed away April 10, 2013.
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