IC 342 (image down sampled
0.5x)
Camelopardlis
Penryn, California
November 2003/October 2005/August 2006
FS-128G (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME LRGB L-15 minutes (2005), RGB-10 minutes (2003)
ST-2000XM additional color data added
IC 342 is a starburst galaxy in the Maffie 1
group and is classified as a type Sbc galaxy magnitude 15
(surface brightness).
Distance is estimated at 6 to 10 million light
years.