| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
C9.25 on AP1200GTO |
Designation |
NGC891 |
| Focal Length |
F/5.8 1365mm |
Position |
RA: 02 : 22.6 Dec:+42 : 21 |
| Guiding |
eFinder & SBIG guidehead |
Type |
Galaxies |
| Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
10 |
| CCD Camera |
SBIG ST2000XM |
Size |
2.5 x 13.5' |
| Image Scale |
1.12 arcsec |
Distance |
30 Million Light Years |
| Filters |
AstroDon LRGB |
Constellation |
Andromedea |
| Exposures |
12 x 5min 1x1, 8 x 4min ea RGB |
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| Calibration |
Flats, Bias only |
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| Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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| Date |
Peach State Star Gaze Sept 2008 |
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NGC 891 is an edge on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel in August 1783. The galaxy is a member of NGC 1023 group of galaxies in the Local Supercluster. It has a H II nucleus.[3]
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