NGC 1055
Cetus
Penryn, California
December 2004 / October 2005
FS-128G (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME RGB 15 minutes each
M 250 (ag, ST-4) ST-2000XM L 20 minutes (2005)
NGC 1055 is a merging "boxy/bulge"
galaxy with a probable in fall of material from a minor companion.
NGC 1055 is a mag. 12 galaxy and is classified SBb.
Image acquired through high humidity and the
light dome that is Sacramento.