NGC891

NGC891 Edge-On Galaxy

NGC891

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Andromeda

Distance

27,400,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

November 1, 2013

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 10x15, R 4x10, G 4x10, B 4x10 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph

Focal Length

1867mm @f/7.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

QSI 683wsg-8

Focuser

Built-in Secondary Focuser

Filters

Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop