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NGC 2930 -- Galaxy Trio

Object

Type

Galaxy Trio

Constellation

Leo

Distance

345M light-years

Magnitude

14.2

Size

0.8 x 0.45 arc-min

Notes

Galaxy Trio includes NGC 2929, NGC 2930, NGC 2931

Image

Date

2011-02-28

Place

Winter Star Party

Exposure Data

Clear 30 mins @ -10C

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 09/05/2023