Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.
| Object Type | Galaxy SO |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Magnitude | 10.4 |
| Size | 2.8' x 2.8' |
Number 18 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 524. NGC 524 is a moderately large and bright face-on spiral galaxy in Pisces. In an 18 inch telescope it appears as a round patch of light, with a brighter in the centre. Of the numerous fainter galaxies surrounding NGC 524 in the above image, the brightest 3 are the 13.5 magnitude NGC 518; (Bottom right) the 13.3 magnitude NGC 516; (right) and the 13.3 magnitude NGC 525. (top). All of these are visible in an 18 inch telescope.