Although this deep-sky object is cataloged as NGC 520, it’s actually a pair of interacting spiral galaxies in the constellation Pisces the Fish. German-born English astronomer William Herschel discovered it in 1784. Even a small scope will show its odd shape, which has led amateur astronomers to christen it the Flying Ghost. It measures 4.6′Continue reading “NGC 520”
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