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NGC 6207 -- Spiral Galaxy

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Hercules

Distance

30M light years

Magnitude

11.7

Size

3.0 x 1.2 arc-min

Image

Date

2025-07-30

Place

Bixhoma Observatoty (H33)

Exposure Data

CRGB 68:22:27:28 mins @ -5C

C 68x1, R 22x1, G 27x1, B 28x1 min

Notes

RGB filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics

Meade 12" RCX-400

Focal Length

2438 mm @f/8

Mount

RCX-400 on Milburn wedge

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME w/AO7

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB

Focuser

JMI Focuser with RoboFocus

Rotator

OPTEC 3" Pyxis Rotator

Software

TheSkyX, FocusMax5, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6