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Object: NGC 2523 Barred Spiral Galaxy - Constellation Camelopardalis

Distance: 167 Million light years

Date(s) Taken: Various Dates from April 20th through 29th, 2009

Telescope: Orion XT - 12 and Televue Paracorr

Camera: ST 2000 XM, Operating at -25 deg C sensor temperature, Water Cooling

Resolution: 0.89 Arc-seconds / Pixel

Exposures: 13.3 hours total duration

21 Luminance - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

20 Red - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

20 Green - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

19 Blue - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

% Utilization (good images) - 62%

 

 

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