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NGC 3226 / NGC 3227 -- Interacting Galaxies

Object

Type

Elliptical Galaxy (NGC 3226), Sprial Galaxy (NGC 3227)

Constellation

Leo

Distance

77M light years

Magnitude

12.3 (NGC 3226), 11.1 (NGC 3227)

Size

3.2 x 2.8 (NGC 3226), 5.4 x 3.6 (NGC 3227) arc-min

Image

Date

2009-03-17

Place

Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data

Lum 12 mins @ -20C

Lum 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

Meade RCX-400 on Milburn Wedge

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME w/AO7

Focuser

JMI Focuser with RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software

TheSky6, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 12/10/2022