Ngc 7090

[TR]

This edge-on spiral galaxy is located in the southern constellation of Indus. It is about 31 million light years from us, and was first observed by John Herschel on the 4th of October 1834.

It has an apparent magnitude of 10.51 and an angular extent of 8.15 X 1.63 arcmin. I love looking for all the other objects far off in the distance. The halo reminds me of a fish with the tail at the base flaring out, and the head at the top.

Instruments:

Telescope: 10" Ritchey-Chrétien RCOS
Camera: SBIG STL-11000 Mono
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-900
Focal Length: 2310.00 mm
Pixel size: 9.00 um
Resolution: 0.82 arcsec/pix


Exposure Details:

Red 21X450 Bin2
Green 16X450 Bin2
Blue 22X450 Bin2
Lum 38X600 Bin1


Total Exposure: 13.7 Hours

Thanks for looking…

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[strongmanmike]

Another nice galaxy imge Terry :thumbsup:...a good start, just under 200 Billion to go :)

The shape reminds me of the Titanic actually, as it is on the sea floor, ie without smokestacks :)..:question:

Mike

[TR]

Thanks Mike. A lot of these far-off targets have great shapes. They are just too far away with our tiny telescopes :(

[Dave882]

Lovely image mate. Really nice colour coming through. Well done

[TR]

Thanks Dave. Colour is always a challenge. Cheers on the nice feedback :thumbs-up:.

[marc4darkskies]

Very nice image Terry! A small target but good definition and colour. :thumbsup: That RCOS is a sweet scope for sure!

[TR]

Cheers Marc. I love shooting these small targets. A larger scope would help with these small targets for sure.