NGC 891
NGC 891

Personal Notes : Another shot of one of my favorite edge on galaxies.

The Image was taken from Home which is located in Mount Vernon, Washington on 10/29/2008.
Home is at a latitude of 48.42520 and a longitude of 122.29577 at an elevation of 250 feet.

Also known as NGC 891, which you'll find at Right Ascension 2h 22.6' and Declination 42°21' at a distance of an estimated ?? light years from us and shining at a magnitude of 10 with an apparent size of 13.5 arc minutes.
Technical Information
Image Exposure information
Filter Name Number of Exposures Length of Exposures Binning
Luminance 4 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Red 4 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Green 4 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Blue 4 Images 5 Minutes 1 X 1
Totals 16 Images 80 Total Minutes.

*Please note that these are the images actually used in the final image. Many images are rejected and not scored here.
Camera Information Telescope Information
Brand: Sbig Brand: Takahashi
Model: ST2000XM Model: TOA-130
Chip Size: 1600X1200 Focal Length: 1000
Pixel Size: 7.4 Diameter: 130mm
Color Chip: False Type: Refractor
Filter Wheel: True Mount: G-11 with Gemini