NGC 4251 - Galaxy

Object

Type                      Lenticular Galaxy

Constellation            Coma Berenices

Distance                 48.0M light years

Magnitude               11.5

Size                       2.3x1.2 arc-min

Image

Date                       2009-04-24

Place                      Texas Star Party

Exposure Data          C 12 mins @ -20C

                             Clear 12x1

Notes                     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 LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PhotoShop CS6, eXcalibrator