One of the most spectacular edge on spirals you can view through your telescope. The bright central core bulges out of both sides of the galaxy. Around 49 million light years distant this is how our galaxy would appear if approached edge on. Imaged at our WSAAG Linden dark sky site in NSW Australia. 10 x 15 seconds combined exposures. Celestron GPS11, Hyperstar f1.8 lens, Meade DSI 111 camera.