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NGC891 Edge-On Galaxy
NGC891
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Andromeda
Distance 27,400,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 10 Sep 2010 (Summer)
Place Palomar Mountain, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 90:30:30:30 mins @ -15C
Lum 9x10 (bin 1x1), R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1735mm @f/6.2
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-10XME
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB
Software MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop