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

December 11, 2004

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 5x15 (bin 1x1), R 2x15, G 1x15, B 1x15 (bin 2x2)

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