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This rich field of galaxies is dominated by the bright SA(s)b spiral NGC7331, a 9.4 magnitude object with an inclination of 6 degrees from edge on. Six other field galaxies appear in this images as well as a host of very faint anonymous objects. Below are full sized pieces of the original image with the individual objects shown, the faintest of which are 17th magnitude. You can use the chart I generated below from Megastar 5 to locate them:

CGCG514-66

 
MAC2236+3413

 
MAC2236+3422

 
MAC2237+3415

 
MAC2237+3437

 
NGC7335

 
NGC7336

 
NGC7337

 
NGC7340

 
PGC69291

Instrument:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200 QMD
CCD Camera:  SBIG ST8i NABG with Enhanced Cooling
Guider: SBIG ST4
Exposure:  LRGB = 60:20:20:20 (RGB Binned 2x2)
RGB Combine Ratio:  1: .8: 2.4
Filters:  RGB Tricolor
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 5.5 arcsec (Maxim DL - 10min subframe), Transparency 5/10
Outside Temperature:  15 C
CCD Temperature:  -20 C
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop, AIP4WIN, PW Pro.

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