David's Astronomy Pages (Sky Tours)
Oct (1) - Autumn Galaxies

Image collection based on the sky tour "A fall of galaxies" featured in the Oct 2013 edition of Astronomy Now

Bullet  1. NGC 488 - Spiral Galaxy (H III-252)
Bullet  2. NGC 7814 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 43)
Bullet  3. NGC 7753 - Spiral Galaxy with companion (ARP 86)
Bullet  4. M33 - Spiral Galaxy (Pinwheel Galaxy)
Bullet  5. NGC 891 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet  6. 3C 66A - Blazar, active galactic nucleus (QSO 0219+428)
Bullet  7. IC 10 - Irregular Galaxy, Local Group
Bullet  8. Abell 426 - Galaxy Group
 

1.  NGC 488 - Spiral Galaxy (H III-252)

NGC 488 / Herschel III-252 (Pisces)
Image
CCD Image 
3 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-12-22 23:41 h UT (#336085-87)
  
NGC 488  - detail
Image
CCD Image (Cube root scaling)
Image details as above

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2.  NGC 7814 - Spiral Galaxy (Caldwell 43)

NGC 7814 (Andromeda) 
Edge on Spiral Galaxy, Dust Lane Prominant
Image 
CCD Image (Linear Scale, cropped)
 180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-01-18 20:25 h UT  (#447005)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
  
Image 
CCD Image (Square Root Scale, cropped)
Image details as above

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3.  NGC 7753 - Spiral Galaxy with companion (ARP 86)

NGC 7753 / ARP 86 (Pegasus)
Image
CCD Image
3 x 3 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2007-10-20 22:26hUT (#223156-58)
 
NGC 7753 / ARP 86 - detail
Image
False Colour CCD Image (200% size)
Log scale, False Colour (inverse spectrum)
Image details as above

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4.  M33 - Spiral Galaxy (Pinwheel Galaxy)

M33  (Triangulum)
Image
CCD Image Mosaic (50% size)
3 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-11-16 22:24 h UT (#152233-45)
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e
 [ Larger Size, 75% ]

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5.  NGC 891 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC 891 (Andromeda)
On edge spiral galaxy with prominent dust lane
Image
 CCD Image (75% size)
11 x 2 min (average combine), 1x1 binning, clear filter
2005-12-22  00:01h UT (#107236-46)

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6.  3C 66A - Blazar, active galactic nucleus (QSO 0219+428) 

3C 66A / QSO 0219+428   (Andromeda)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
3  x 120 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, 
2013-11-01 20:28hUT (#552306-08)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
  
 3C 66A / QSO 0219+428 - Wider View
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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7.  IC 10 - Spiral Galaxy (Local Group) 

IC 10 (Cassiopeia)  
Image
CCD Image (50% size, Linear Scale) 
5 x 90 sec (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-09-19 21:05 h UT  (#389076-80)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
 
IC 10 - detail 
Image
False Colour CCD Image (Cropped to Central Area, Square Root Scale) 
Image details as above

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8. Abell 426 Galaxy Group

Abell 426 Galaxy Group, NGC 1270 and NGC 1275 areas (Perseus)

28 galaxies in this CCD Image covering just part of Abell 426
NGC 1267 (catalog mag +13.1), NGC 1268 (catalog mag +13.8), NGC 1270 (catalog mag +13.3), 
NGC 1271 (catalog mag +14.2), NGC 1272 (catalog mag +12.0), 
PGC 12294 (catalog mag +15.5), PGC 12295 (catalog mag +15.1),
PGC 12316 (catalog mag +15.7), PGC 12336 (catalog mag +16.6), 
PGC 12358 (catalog mag +16.7), PGC 12386 (catalog mag +16.3),
PGC 2180406 (catalog mag +17.1), PGC 2181565 (catalog mag +16.2)
Image 
Left CCD  Image, 3 x 60s (average) , C Filter
2004-09-19  00:11h UT (#72082-84)
Image
Right CCD  Image, 2 x 60s (average) , C Filter
2004-09-19  00:16h UT (#72086-87)
Image
Image 
CCD Image  (60% size)
5 x 90s exposure (median combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2010-02-20 19:07h UT (#414101-05)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
 NGC 1275
Image 
   
NGC 1272 / NGC 1275 (Perseus)
Part of Perseus A / Abell 426
Image
 CCD Image (square root scaling, 60% size)
7 x 120s (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter
2012-11-17  21:35h UT (#526363-69)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
  
Image
False Colour CCD Image (log scaling, 60% size)
Image details as above
 
Earlier Image of NGC 1272 / NGC 1275  (2010)
Image
 CCD Image (100% size)
3 min (single frame), 3x3 binning, C filter, Autoguided
2010-11-04  21:35h UT (#434118)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

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