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NGC5907
Knife Edge galaxy.
Sometimes referred to as the Silver Needle galaxy. Though this can get confusing as NGC 4244 also carries this nickname. You can find NGC 5907 in the constellation of Draco, as William Herschel did way back in 1788 for the first time.
At a mere 50 million light years distance NGC 5907 is the home of the groundbreaking pulsar NGC 5907 X-1. www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/The_brighte...
Boring techie bit:
Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair Starwave 50mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -20c gain 100, Optolong L'enhance 2" filter, ZWO asiair plus.
120s exposures.
Best 70% of 45 light frames.
Darks, Flats & Bias.
Stacked with DeepSkyStacker and processed in StarTools
NGC5907
Knife Edge galaxy.
Sometimes referred to as the Silver Needle galaxy. Though this can get confusing as NGC 4244 also carries this nickname. You can find NGC 5907 in the constellation of Draco, as William Herschel did way back in 1788 for the first time.
At a mere 50 million light years distance NGC 5907 is the home of the groundbreaking pulsar NGC 5907 X-1. www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/The_brighte...
Boring techie bit:
Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair Starwave 50mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -20c gain 100, Optolong L'enhance 2" filter, ZWO asiair plus.
120s exposures.
Best 70% of 45 light frames.
Darks, Flats & Bias.
Stacked with DeepSkyStacker and processed in StarTools