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07-MAR-2007

NGC 891

Spiral (edge-on) Galaxy in Andromeda

(Andromeda'da yandan görünen sarmal gökada)



distance: >10,000,000 ly
apparent magnitude: 10
apparent size: 13.5 x 2.8 arcmin
Discovered by William Herschel in 1784.


40x30 sec
(no darks and flats)

Celestron 11"GPS on permenant pier with Celestron wedge
0.5 Focal Reducer, Orion Starshoot CCD camera

captured with Maxim Essentials, darks, processed with Nebulosity, ACDSee Pro, Neat Image


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