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NGC 5907 |
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EDGE-ON SPIRAL GALAXY in DRACO
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Technical Details |
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| Optics | 12.5" RCOS operating at f/6.2 |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8-A |
| Filters | Tru Balance LRGB. |
| Date | June 5, 2005 |
| Exposure | LRGB = 75:20:20:20 minutes - 5 minute integrations |
| Processing | MaximDl, Photoshop CS |
| Guiding | Self Guided |
| Binning | Lum - 1x1 RGB - 2x2 |
| Location | SkyFoto Observatory in East Hartland, Ct. |
| Notes | NGC 5907 is about 40 million light years distant and is known as the Splinter Galaxy. |