Stellar Shot of the Week

Mark Morel captured this splendid image of the “Deer Lick” visual galaxy group (NGC 7331) in Pegasus with his SVX130T. This group contains 4 galaxies of 3 types. First is the unbarred spirals NGC 7335 and NGC 7366. Next is the barred spiral NGC 7337. And last is the elliptical NGC 7340. While these galaxies appear grouped together, each of them are actually over 2 million light-years apart. Together, they lie somewhere between 294 and 365 light-years away from Earth.

Other Designations: NGC 7331 Group, LGG 459, Deer Lick Group

NGC 7331 Group Members: NGC 7335, NGC 7336, NGC 7337, NGC 7340

Details:

Telescope: Stellarvue SVX130T

Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC DUO

Mounts:

• Rainbow Astro RST-135E
• Supermount CYG54GRDLS

Filter: Astronomik L-2 Luminance UV/IR Block 2"

Accessories:

• Optec ThirdLynx QuickSync FTX40
• PrimaLuceLab EAGLE4PRO
• Stellarvue SFFX3

Software:

• Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
• Serif Affinity Photo

Total integration: 6h 24m

Integration per filter:

UV/IR Cut: 6h 24m (192 × 120")

*For more details and an in-depth look, visit Mark’s AstroBin: https://app.astrobin.com/i/7k5zbh

References:

Wikipedia contributors. (2025, July 19). NGC 7331 Group. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7331_Group