NGC1808 - A Barred Spiral Galaxy - Explored 21st March 2025

NGC 1808 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Columba. It was discovered on 10 May 1826 by James Dunlop, who described it as a "faint nebula". The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1808 group, which is part of the larger Dorado Group. It is approximately 42 million light years from Earth which is a very long way....

 

After imaging our last target - NGC 1672

we decided to give this Galaxy a go as it is part of a group of small galaxies in the Dorado group.

 

Stacked and processed using PixInsight.

 

Equipment Details:

• GSO 8" Carbon Fibre Ritchey Chretien (RC8) Telescope

• Skywatcher NEQ6 Mount

• ZWO ASI533MC Pro Color Camera cooled to -10'c

• Orion ST80 Guide Scope

• ZWO ASI120 Mini Guide Camera

• ZWO ASIAir Pro for Mount Control, Polar Aligning and Image Acquisition.

 

Exposure Details:

• 50 X 180 seconds - Bin 1x1

 

Total Integration Time: 2.5 hours

Done