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

September 10, 2010

Location

Palomar Mountain, CA

Exposure

Lum 9x10 (bin 1x1), R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT

Focal Length

1735mm @f/6.2

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop