Night - Fifity three - Messier 102

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I think this was a night with a mistake. I had begun the evening targeting The Splinter Galaxy, but by the time I set up the telescope, I had mistakenly entered The Spindle Galaxy as my target. The Spindle Galaxy is Messier 102 and is located in the constellation Draco the Dragon. The Splinter Galaxy is located above and to the left corner of The Spindle so it is in the image, but way off center and clipped by what appears to be a plane that was not dropped out of the stacked image. Here is the original image of Messier 102, The Spindle Galaxy, centered in this image.
Here is a zoomed in image of Messier 102, the Spindle Galaxy.
Finally, here is a zoomed in image of The Splinter Galaxy or The Knife Edge Galaxy. The plane's path more visible in this image.
This final image is not mine, but it is so striking that I wanted to include it. This Splinter Galaxy has a stream of material or a stream structure surrounding it. Photo by R. Jay GaBany. Enjoy!

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