Ngc 1530 is an interesting galaxy due to his large central bar. Many spiral galaxies
(including the Milky Way) have a bar but not one that goes from side to side like NGC 1530.
This glaxay is studied continuously by astronomers in order to understand how the
bar functions. This galaxy is located about 75 million to 100 million light-years from us.


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Dates:
December, 2011 and February, March, 2012
Location:
Ft. Griffin State Historic Site, Texas
Telescope:
Celestron C11Edge @ f/10 2800mm FL
Mount:
Astro-Physics Mach1 guided by the ST-10XE using the Remote Guide Head thru a Hutech Off Axis Guider
Camera:
SBIG ST-10XE at prime focus with CFW8 and Astronomik LRGB filters
Image Scale:
.5 arcsecs/pxl
Camera Control:
Maxim DL 5.15
Exposures:
Luminance - 290 mins; 1x1
Red - 85 mins; 2x2
Green - 85 mins; 2x2
Blue - 170 mins; 2x2
Exposure time:
10 hrs 30 mins
Processing:
CCDStack; Photoshop CS2




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