NGC7582, 7590 & 7599 - The Grus Quartet Galaxy

Located in the Grus Constellation, the Grus-Quartet consists of four large spiral galaxies which are relatively close to each other. In this crop, the 4th galaxy NGC7552 is not visable. The galaxies are estimated to be between 55 and 70 millions light-years away from Earth.

 

Equipment Details:

•8 Inch Skywatcher Quattro Carbon Fibre F4.0 Newtonian Reflector

•Skywatcher NEQ6 Mount

•SBIG ST 2000xm CCD Camera cooled to -20'c

•SBIG CFW8 Filter Wheel

•Custom Scientific Lum, Red, Green, Blue Filters

•SKywatcher BD 102mm Guide Scope

•Meade DSIii CCD Guide Camera

•Polemaster for polar alignment

 

Exposure Details:

•Lum 33X180 seconds - Bin 1x1

•Red 14X180 seconds - Bin 1x1

•Green 14X180 seconds - Bin 1x1

•Blue 15X180 seconds - Bin 1x1

 

Total Integration Time: 3 hours 48 Mins

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