Spiral Galaxy IC342

IC342 or Caldwell 5 in the constellation Camelopardalis -  Credit : COAST automatic autonomous telescope - telescope.org - Open University - image by Pip Stakkert - 28 January2018 - 3 minute exposure using BVR filters (and heat image also incorporated in luminosity layer.)

"IC342 is an 'intermediate spiral galaxy' that is a galaxy which sits between the classifications of a barred and unbarred spiral. It is not an easy galaxy to observe as it is hidden behind dust and stars that reside in the disc of the Milky Way. The galaxy is approximately 10 million light years distant and is not part of our 'Local Group' but is instead part of the nearby Maffei Group". - Kurt Thrust acting CEO and current Director of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.