The Bear's Paw

Image Title: The Bear's Paw

Copyright: (c) Aldo Zanetti

Date image was taken: February 06, 2025

Location: Modena, Italy

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

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Image Description and Details: NGC 2537, also known as "Bear's Paw" is a compact blue dwarf galaxy (BCD) of bluish color in the constellation of Lynx, which presents several star-forming knots. Its estimated distance is about 25 million light years and its peculiar shape resembles that of a bear's paw. The galaxy is in an area of ​​​​the sky where many other more remote galaxies are visible, including the spiral galaxy PGC23057 in the upper right and PGC2273292 in the lower left corner.

Equipment Details: The images were acquired with a C9.25 edge HD on AM5 and ASI1600MM camera with LRGB Ha filters for a total of about 15 hours from Modena.

Name: Aldo Zanetti

Email: aldo.zanetti@gmail.com

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