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NGC 5238 -- Irregular Galaxy

Object

Type

Irregular Galaxy

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Distance

14.7M light years

Magnitude

14.2

Size

1.1 arc-min

Image

Date

2012-04-18

Place

Texas Star Party

Exposure Data

C 30 mins @ -15C

C 6x5

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, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 07/03/2023