NGC 6822 Galaxy in Sagittarius date 18 May 09

The image was taken at f/4.5 x 13.1in at prime focus.
composite image at 30 mins exp using Opticstar 145dm ice camera
NGC6822, known also as Barnard's galaxy,is about 2 million light years distant at 8.8 magnitude and is blue shifted implying that it's moving toward us at about 50kms/sec