Oct 28, 2020
I compared two of my recent galaxy photos to higher-resolution images to see how many background galaxies I'd picked up.
Looks like I got quite a few. Each circled bit of fuzz is a galaxy, on the order of 400 million light years away.
seen from Türkiye
seen from Türkiye
seen from Japan
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from South Korea
seen from Malaysia
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Japan
seen from Finland
seen from Germany
seen from Netherlands
seen from Japan
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from Canada
seen from Argentina
seen from United States
I compared two of my recent galaxy photos to higher-resolution images to see how many background galaxies I'd picked up.
Looks like I got quite a few. Each circled bit of fuzz is a galaxy, on the order of 400 million light years away.
NGC 7331 and the Deer Lick Group of Galaxies
The Deer Lick Group // chen zihan
In the center is the "deer", NGC 7331. Above it and far in the background are the "fleas", from left to right: NGC 7337, NGC 7340, NGC 7335, and NGC 7336.
The Deer Lick Group (upper right) and Stephan's Quintet (lower left) // Qizhen Zhang
The Deer Lick Group: NGC 7331 (center) and the "fleas" // NelzAstro
The "fleas" are, from left to right: NGC 7337, NGC 7340, NGC 7335, and NGC 7336.
The Deer Lick Group: NGC 7331 (center, "the deer") and "the fleas" (NGCs 7335, 7336, 7337, and 7340, top) // AstroPx
The Deer Lick Group // BabaYaga
The “deer” is the larger galaxy, NGC 7331, while the “fleas” are a collection of unrelated background galaxies: NGC 7335, 7336, 7337, and 7340.
Located within NGC 7331 near the center is a new supernova, SN 2025rbs, discovered on July 14, 2025 by the Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO).
The Deer Lick Group // Alpha Zhang
The "deer" is the larger galaxy, NGC 7331, while the "fleas" are a collection of unrelated background galaxies: NGC 7335, 7336, 7337, and 7340.