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NGC 128 -- Galaxy Trio

Object

Type

Galaxy Trio

Constellation

Pisces

Distance

190M light-years

Magnitude

11.8

Size

3.2 x 0.9 arc-min

Notes

Galaxy Trio includes NGC 127, NGC 128, NGC 130

Image also contains NGC 125, NGC 126

Image

Date

2009-09-18

Place

Okie-Tex Star Party

Exposure Data

Clear 30 mins @ -15C

C 6x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 1x1

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 08/23/2023