Chuck Manges
M 77 & NGC 1055 Cetus Duo
NGC 1055 is the edge-on spiral galaxy located in the left of this image. It is estimated to be 52 million light years away. It was discovered in 1783 by William Herschel.
M77 is the barred spiral galaxy on the right. It is about 47 million light years away. It was discovered in 1780 by Pierre Mechain and later added as number 77 to Charles Messiers' catalog of "not a comet" objects.
I collected luminance filtered images on 11/21/14 and completed the RGB through intermittent clouds on 12/21/14
Telescope: 11" Celestron EdgeHD at F/2 with HyperStar
Camera: QHY23M
Mount: CGEM-DX
L-17x120sec (34 min)
RGB 10x90sec (27 min)
M 77 & NGC 1055 Cetus Duo
NGC 1055 is the edge-on spiral galaxy located in the left of this image. It is estimated to be 52 million light years away. It was discovered in 1783 by William Herschel.
M77 is the barred spiral galaxy on the right. It is about 47 million light years away. It was discovered in 1780 by Pierre Mechain and later added as number 77 to Charles Messiers' catalog of "not a comet" objects.
I collected luminance filtered images on 11/21/14 and completed the RGB through intermittent clouds on 12/21/14
Telescope: 11" Celestron EdgeHD at F/2 with HyperStar
Camera: QHY23M
Mount: CGEM-DX
L-17x120sec (34 min)
RGB 10x90sec (27 min)