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Object(s):
Galaxies NGC 700, NGC 703, NGC 704, NGC 705, NGC 708, NGC 710, CGCG 522-33

Constellation:
Andromeda

Description:
Annotated CCD image mosaic, showing elliptical galaxy NGC 708 - The Fath (catalog mag +13.7) and several adjacent galaxies (catalog mags +14.1 to +15.5)

Date/Time:
2001-12-10   22:31 UT [2001-12-10.93819]

(21:51 - 21:56 UT & 22:23 - 22:39 UT)

CCD Image:
Composite CCD Image
15.4 x 13.1 arc min , 1.74 arc sec/pixel
#12010 & 12015-17
File: NGC708.20011210.jpg (19 kb)
Subject: NGC 708

Exposure:
Composite: 3 x 5min (upper right) and 1 x 5min (lower left) , 2x2 binning
Self-guided
CCD temp. -20 deg C
Filter : None

Equipment:
SBIG ST-7e (ABG) CCD Camera
Meade 8" f/10 SCT telescope (LX200)
operating at f/10.4 (F=2119mm)
Equatorial Wedge/Permanent Pier
Setup: LX200 >JMI NGF >#T62 >ST-7e

Observer/Location:
David Richards
Backyard observatory [Kingcup]
(suburban site, 45m amsl, mag 4 to 4.5 skies)
Dorset, UK

Seeing:
Average

Sky Position:
Altitude: 66 deg (W sky)

Processing:
Component images dark frame calibration and alignment in CCDSoft V5.
Composite image created in PaintShop Pro5
Software : CCDSoft V5, PaintShop Pro 5

Related Images:
Raw Image

Page Links:
Galaxies - NGC 708
Images (2001-12-10)


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