NGC 4527-- Spiral Galaxy
Object
Type
Spiral Galaxy
Constellation
Virgo
Distance
48.9M light years
Magnitude
11.4
Size
6.2 x 4.1 arc-min
Image
Date
2009-05-30
Place
Bixhoma Observatory (H33)
Exposure Data
Lum 12 mins @ -10C
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
RCX-400 on Milburn wedge
Camera
SBIG ST-8XME w/AO7
Focuser
JMI Focuser with RoboFocus
Filters
CFW-8, Astrodon LRGB
Software
TheSky6, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6
Reprocessed on 12/21/2022