M77 is a giant spiral galaxy located in Cetus
The bright part is approximately 120,000 light years in diameter and 60 million lys distant.
The dim arms extend out to 170.000 lys, compared to our own Milky Way of around 100,000 lys
Dome image with 12″ LX200 GPS and ST8E/CFW8 on 10-11-02
Exposure: 70 min lum 1×1, 20 red, 20 green and 40 blue 3×3