NGC 891 (Silver Sliver Galaxy )

 

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NGC 891

 

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Object: NGC 891 (Silver Sliver Galaxy- Constellation Andromeda

Distance: 27.3 million light years

Date Imaged: Sept 25 through Oct 24, 2020

Date Image Processed: Jan 2021

Telescope: 16 inch Ritchey Chretian Telescope

Image Train: FLI PDF Focuser, Optec Pyxis Rotator

Focal Length: 3250 mm

Camera: SBIG STT 8300M, FW8G-STT, AO8 (Adaptive Optics device) Camera Sensor at -30 deg C

Resolution: 0.34 arcsec/pixel

Exposures: 24.3 hours total duration

50 Luminance - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

30 Red - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

30 Green - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

31 Blue - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

 

 

 

 

 

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