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NGC 1060 -- Galaxy Trios

Object

Type

Galaxy Trios

Constellation

Triangulum

Distance

256M light-years

Magnitude

12.0

Size

2.3 x 1.7 arc-min

Notes

Galaxy Trio includes NGC 1057, NGC 1060, NGC 1061

Galaxy Trio includes NGC 1062, NGC 1066, NGC 1067

Image

Date

2010-10-05

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 08/17/2023