ARP273, UGC1810, The Rose

Pair of colliding galaxies in Andromeda, see Hubble image

At 300 million light years, the most distant object imaged by me

HAG 24" RC reflector @ f7.9 Moravian G4-9000
6 x 300sec, L only, cropped to approx 17' x 17'
2016-10-03 @ 21:38 UT