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NGC 891


 

Object:

NGC 891: Edge-on Galaxy in Andromeda

RA = 2h 22.6min ; Dec = +42 deg 21 min

Date & Site:

Imaged on 9/30/16; Palomar Mountain, CA

Conditions: 63 degrees; calm; excellent seeing

Equipment:

Telescope: DSI RC10c

Mount: AP 1100 GOTO CP3
Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10; Astrodon Gen II LRGB filters; Hutech OAG-5 guider

 

Notes:

Exposures: 3 hrs 40 min of Lum and 40 min each RGB (10 minute subs) for a total of 5 hours 40 min.

NGC 891 is is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda, about 30 million light years away

FOV = 23 x 15 arc minutes

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