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Old 24-02-2015, 07:56 PM
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IC2531, an edge-on galaxy in Antlia

I haven't been able to find many amateur (or even professional) images of this nice little galaxy. It's very faint and quite small and is probably pushing the friendship between me and the scope. The original frame was cropped down to a little less than half-size.
http://www.astrobin.com/159328/
Telescope: 12.5" PlaneWave CDK
Exposure: 4 hours--short I know, but there are those annoying things called clouds stuffing things up.
Camera: FLI Proline 16803.
Mount: AP900

Seeing was mediocre--around 2.7" FWHM

Geoff
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