NGC7479

NGC7479 Barred Galaxy

NGC7479

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Pegasus

Distance

105,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

November 24, 2004

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Lum 6x10 (bin 1x1)

Notes

As of Oct 2005, this is the furthest object I have imaged

Equipment

Optics

Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT

Focal Length

1764mm @f/6.3

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Optec TCF-S

Filters

CFW8A, SBIG LRGB

Software

CCDSoft, Photoshop