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NGC 3893 -- Spiral Galaxy

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

51.4M light years

Magnitude

10.2

Size

4.5 x 2.8 arc-min

Notes

NGC 3896 is the smaller galaxy to the immediate lower right of NGC 3893

NGC 3906 is the galaxy further right of NGC 3893

Image

Date

2009-04-21

Place

Texas Star Party

Exposure Data

C 12 mins @ -20C

Clear 12x1 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, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 12/25/2022