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NGC 5981/5982/5985 -- Draco Trio
Object
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Type |
Edge-on Spiral Galaxy (NGC5981), Elliptical Galaxy (NGC 5982), Face-on Spiral Galaxy (NGC 5985) |
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Constellation |
Draco |
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Distance |
136M (NGC 5981), 123M (NGC 5982), 140M (NGC 5985) light years |
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Magnitude |
13.0 (NGC 5981), 11.0 (NGC 5982), 14.2 (NGC 5985) |
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Size |
2.8x0.5 (NGC 5981), 3.0x2.1 (NGC 5982), 5.5x2.9 (NGC 5985) arc-min |
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Notes |
NGC5982 is in the center with NGC5981 upper left and NGC5985 to the lower right |
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Image
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Date |
2009-06-21 |
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Place |
Rocky Mountain Star Stare |
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Exposure Data |
C 8 mins @ -10C |
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Clear 8x1 min |
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Notes |
All filters binned 2x2 |
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Equipment
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Optics |
Takahashi TOA-150 |
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Focal Length |
1100 mm @f/7.3 |
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Mount |
Paramount ME |
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Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
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Focuser |
RoboFocus |
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Filters |
CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB |
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Software |
TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6 |
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Reprocessed on 07/18/2023 |