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NGC 2775 -- Spiral Galaxy

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Cancer

Distance

67M light years

Magnitude

10.4

Size

4.3 x 3.3 arc-min

Notes

Also known as Caldwell 48

Image

Date

2009-02-21

Place

Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data

Lum 6 min @ -20C

L 6x1 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 07/21/2023