NGC 1549 and NGC 1553 are a pair of lenticular galaxies situated approximately 70 million light years away in Dorado. There is interaction between the two galaxies.
Both galaxies are relatively bright and contain massive regions of dust.
Imaged in LRGB on our Planewave CDK 700 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile
Image Processing: Mike Selby and Mark Hanson