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NGC 1097 -- Spiral Galaxy

Object

Type

Barred Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Fornax

Distance

45M light years

Magnitude

10.2

Size

9.3 x 6.3 arc-min

Notes

Also known as Caldwell 67

Image

Date

2009-01-29

Place

Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data

Lum 12 min @ -15C

L 12x1 min

Notes

All filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics

Meade 12" RCX-400

Focal Length

1500 mm @f/5 (f/8 with 6.3 focal reducer)

Mount

RCX-400 on Milburn Wedge

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME w/AO7

Focuser

JMI Focuser with Robofocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software

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

Reprocessed on 07/22/2023