NGC 891

Edge-on Galaxy

Constellation- Andromeda

 

 

Right Ascension: 02h 22m 52s

Declination: +42° 22' 06"

Distance: 10,000,000 light years

Visual Brightness: 10 (mag)

Apparent Dimension: 13.5 x 2.8 arc minutes

 

Image info:

Date- October 29, 2005

Telescope/Focal length/Camera-NexStar11 GPS @ f/7, SBIG ST-8XE NABG @ -20C, autoguided with CCDSoft Ver. 5.00

Integrations-LRGB L= 10 x 600 seconds binned 1x1, RGB = 6 x 300 seconds binned  2x2

Processing: Flats and darks, average combined in CCDSoft Ver 5.00, color combined in Astroart 2.0, curves and levels in Photoshop 5.0