Galaxy

The Mighty C5 Hidden Galaxy There are a few deep sky bucket list items that I can’t wait to capture. One of them is a the Hidden Galaxy, also know as Caldwell 5 or IC 342. Why is it called the Hidden Galaxy? It is in a bad position in the cosmos. It is super close to the galactic equator of the Milky Way. This means in order for us to view it, you have to peer through dense clouds of dust, gas, and stars in our own galaxy’s disk. Better yet, to take an image of it requires you to have high gain, and very long exposures. I have seen successful images at 90s/80G/1800 count. That is 45 hours […]