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NGC 891




 

Object:

NGC 891: Edge-on Galaxy in Andromeda

RA = 2h 22.6min ; Dec = +42 deg 21 min

Date & Site:
Imaged on 9/10/10; Site: Palomar Mountain
Equipment:

Telescope:Meade 10" LX200R at F6.2
Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini
Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10 with Astrodon filters

Notes:

Conditions: 58 degrees; calm, very good seeing

Exposures: 2hrs Lum (12 x 10 min subs); 30 min each RGB (10 min subs 2 x 2 binned)

NGC 891 is is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda, about 30 million light years away