Combination of 3, 3 minute exposures, Meade 416xt CCD.
8" f/6 newtonian telescope at prime focus.
The southern constellation of Grus is rich in galaxies, many of which are easily visible in a 6" telescope. If it were more accessable to northern hemisphere observers, the region would undoubtably be much better known. NGC 7552 is a bright, barred spiral galaxy. In an 8" telescope it appears as a moderatly bright elongated patch of light with a bright centre. A 12" telescope reveals little more detail.