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NGC 2856 -- Galaxy Trio

Object

Type

Galaxy Trio

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

121M light-years

Magnitude

13.2

Size

1.1 x 0.5 arc-min

Notes

Galaxy Trio includes NGC 2854, NGC 2856, NGC 2857

Image

Date

2010-10-06

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 08/19/2023