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Galaxy NGC 2683 in Lynx
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Galaxy NGC 2683, also called the UFO Galaxy, lies at a distance of 16 million light years in the constellation Lynx, viewed nearly edge on. 

This image combined 120 minutes of clear luminance unbinned with 45 minutes of red, 60 minutes green and 75 minutes of blue exposures, binned 2 x 2.  An ST10XME camera was used through a 12" Meade LX200R at f/7, at the Hidden Lake Observatory. 
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