NGC 891 is an edge on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It has an H II nucleus. The dark center lane consists of dust clouds, similar to our galaxy. The entire photo of the Milky way shows a remarkable similarity to NGC891.
Vixen VC200L (200mm diameter 1800mm focal Length) w/o reducer EOS T1i (KISS X3 in Japan) 16 frames of 90 seconds Exposure at ISO of 3200 12/23/2009 in Sunnyvale California USA
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