NGC 5907

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                                                    NGC 5907  

                                                Splinter Galaxy

                                  also know as the Knife Edge Galaxy

 

 

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                                      Equipment:     StarLight SXV-H9 CCD camera, Meade 12" RCX400 OTA, Optec Lepus 0.63X Telecompressor and Paramount MX mount.
                                                          Filters:            Astronomik Type II with IR Block.
                                                          Binning:          Luminance 1X1 Red, Green, & Blue 2X2 
                                                          Times:            L 74 x 3 min = 3.7 hrs, R 20 x 2 min = 40 min, G 20 x 2 min = 40 min, B 18 x 2 min = 36 min, Total of around 5.6 Hours.
                                                          Date:              June 25th. and 27th 2017
                                                          Process:         Taken with MaxIm DL, aligned & processed with MaxIm DL, final processing with PaintShop Pro X8.
                                                          Magnitude:      10.38
                                                          Distance:         About 40 Million Light Years
                                                          Constellation:  Draco

                                                                    

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