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NGC 5746 -- Spiral Galaxy

Object

Type

Barred Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Virgo

Distance

99M light-years

Magnitude

11.0

Size

7.4 x 1.0 arc-min

Image

Date

2009-05-23

Place

Tall Grass Preserve

Exposure Data

C 8 mins @ -10C

Clear 8x1 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 12/27/2022