NGC 936 "Darth Vader Galaxy"

[Galaxter]

NGC 936 Darth Vader Galaxy

[Galaxter]

OOps, I posted it as the wrong NGC. It's NGC 936 in Cetus and not NGC 2336 in Cam. In some photos 936's central core and bar look a little like an Empire star fighter of the dark lord Vader. The photos I saw don't really show spiral arms real well, but do show a likeness to a Star Wars Empire fighter craft. But I saw faint spiral arm structure all around 936 with bright nucleus and elongated core area. Maybe the eye can sometimes see things that AP doesn't show as well.

NGC 936, sketched 10/11/15
12.5" Starsplitter Dob, at 147x

[deepskytraveler]

I corrected the thread title based on your follow-up post.

[Galaxter]

Thanks Mark.

[Uwe Glahn]

Visited the galaxy last new moon. Very cool object with a nice galaxy group to the east, dominant bar with ears at its end and a large not so difficult halo around the bar. Nice, thanks for the tip.

27", 293x-419x, NELM 7m+
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