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M58 -- Barred Spiral Galaxy

Object

Type

Intermediate Barred Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Virgo

Distance

62M light years

Magnitude

9.7

Size

5.9 x 4.7 arc-min

Image

Date

2020-06-19

Place

Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data

LRGB 120:30:30:30 mins @ -30C

L 24x5, R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5

Notes

RGB filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics

Planewave 17 CDK

Focal Length

2939 mm @f/6.8

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG STXL-6303E

Focuser

IRF-90 Rotating Focuser

Filters

FW8G-STXL, Astrodon LRGB (Gen 2)

Software

TheSkyX, FocusMax4, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 06/26/2023