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Stephan's Quintet - Arp 319
Pegasus
Penryn, California
October  2005
FS-128G (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME LRGB 15 minutes each

Stephan's Quintet (counterclockwise starting at the 5:00 position) consist of NGC 7320 (a foreground spiral), NGC 7319, NGC 7318-1 and NGC 7318-2.  NGC 7319, NGC 7318-1 and NGC 7318-2 are interacting with the latter two merging to form an new system,  NGC 7319 will eventually join the merger.  NGC 7320 is not involved in the merger or interaction.