NGC 891 - The Silver Sliver Galaxy

Here is a beautiful edge on galaxy about 33 million light years away that I shot in November! I was still fine tuning my mount, so I used 60s exposures at ISO 1600 to minimize star trailing. Despite these setbacks, I think I got data that was good enough to reveal some nice details in the dust lanes! I'll definitely revisit this object in the future to do it justice, but for now I love this image. Galaxy season is incoming!! If you check my story, you'll see an annotated image where every blue circle is highlighting a galaxy in this field of view When I see how many galaxies are just in this small patch of sky and think about the scale of the universe, it just blows my mind. God's power to breath all this into existence with His word is incredible and clearly reveals His indescribable glory. I'm so thankful He allows me to share His creation with you all through my telescope. I hope y'all enjoy :)

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Orion 8" Astrograph

iOptron CEM70

Skywatcher Quattro Coma Corrector

Stock Nikon D5500

ZWO ASI 120MM mini Guide Camera

ASIAIR Pro for acquisition

Processing in Pixinsight & Photoshop

 

Subs from 11/16/2020

138 x 60s lights @ ISO 1600

No Darks

20 Flats

100 Bias

Total Integration Time: 2.3 hrs

Done