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NGC891 Edge-On Galaxy
NGC891
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Andromeda
Distance 10,000,000 ly
Magnitude 10
Angular Size 13.5x2.8 arc min
Size 120,000 ly
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 12/11/2004
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 75:30:15:15 mins
Lum 5x15 (bin 1x1), R 2x15, G 1x15, B 1x15 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2001M)
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, SBIG LRGB
Software CCDSoft 5, Photoshop cs

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