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A Triangulum lookalike

Massimo Di Fusco, taken from Ferrara, Italy

NGC 2403 is a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis that bears a strong resemblance to a nearby galaxy — the Triangulum, or M33. Both are rich with bright regions of vigorous star formation. NGC 2403 (also cataloged as Caldwell 7) lies about 8 million light-years away in the M81 galaxy group, one of the closest to our own Local Group. This imager gathered 26.6 hours of data with an 8-inch scope at f/4.8 and one-shot color camera.