IC 342 represents a difficult cosmic target.
The galaxy is bright, but it lies close to the equator of the Milky Way's galactic disc, where a dense cloud of dark, obscuring dust, bright stars, and glowing cosmic gas covers the sky.
IC 342 represents a difficult cosmic target. The galaxy is bright, but it lies close to the equator of the Milky Way's galactic disc, where a dense cloud of dark, obscuring dust, bright stars, and glowing cosmic gas covers the sky.