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NGC 68 -- Lenticular Galaxy
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Type
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Lenticular Galaxy
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Constellation
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Andromeda
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Distance
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260M light-years
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Magnitude
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12.9
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Size
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1.3 x 1.2 arc-min
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Notes
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Image contains NGC 67, NGC 69, NGC 70, NGC 71, NGC 72, NGC 74, NGC 76
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Image
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Date
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2010-08-11
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Place
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Comanche Springs
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Exposure Data
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Clear 30 mins @ -5C
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C 6x5 min
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Notes
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All filters binned 2x2
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Equipment
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Optics
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Takahashi TOA-150
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Focal Length
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1100 mm @f/7.3
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Mount
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Paramount ME
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Camera
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SBIG ST-10XME
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Focuser
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RoboFocus
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Filters
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CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB
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Software
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TheSky6, CCDSoft, Focusmax, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6
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Reprocessed on 08/12/2023
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