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Abell 569 -- Galaxy Cluster

Object

Type

Galaxy Cluster

Constellation

Lynx

Distance

270M light-years

Magnitude

13.8

Size

25.8 arc-min

Notes

Image contains NGC 2329

Image

Date

2010-10-08

Place

Okie-Tex Star Party

Exposure Data

Clear 30 mins @ -15C

C 6x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length

1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB

Software

TheSky6, CCDSoft, Focusmax, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 08/20/2023