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NGC 1055             image up-sampled 1.25x
Cetus
Penryn, California
December 2004 / October 2005
FS-128  (ag, ST-4) ST-10XME RGB  15  minute subs
M 250 (ag, ST-4) ST-2000XM L 20 minute subs (2005)

NGC 1055 is a merging "boxy/bulge" galaxy with a probable in fall of material from a minor companion.   NGC 1055 is a mag. 12 galaxy and is classified SBb, red shift distance is 45 Mly.

Image acquired through high humidity and the light dome that is Sacramento.