45 minutes exposure, AGFA HDC 400 film.
5" f/5 refractor, prime focus.
In the southern constellation of Grus there are a large number of galaxies around magnitude 11 and 12. Near the centre of this group it is possible to fit several galaxies in the same low-magnification field. This photograph is centred on NGC 7582, and shows several of these galaxies.
NGC 7582 is a bright edge-on spiral with a bright centre. In an 8" telescope it appears as a maderately bright, elongated streak, brightening towards the middle. A short distance to the upper left of NGC 7582 is a pair of galaxies, NGC 7590 and NGC 7599. Both of these are highly inclined galaxies, with NGC 7599 being the brighter and larger. In the photograph NGC 7599 is easily seen, however NGC 7590 appears star-like here as due to the resizing of the image. In the photograph above it is the lower right of a pair of "stars" just to the right of NGC 7599. In the original scan, it is obvious as a galaxy. To the lower right of NGC 7582 is another fairly bright galaxy that is not so highly inclined. This is the 11th magnitude NGC 7552.
All of these galaxies are easily visible in an 8" telescope. There are a number of fainter galaxies in the photograph, however these appear star-like in this reproduction. With a 12" to 20" telescope, this is a facinating region for faint fuzzies.