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Stephan's Quintet
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Type
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Galaxy Group
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Constellation
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Pegasus
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Distance
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39.8M light years (NGC 7320), 270M light years (others)
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Magnitude
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14.6 (NGC 7317), !4.1 (NGC 7318a/b), 14.1 (NGC 7319), 13.2 (NGC 7320)
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Size
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2.2 x 1.2 arc-min (NGC 7320)
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Notes
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Stephan's Quintet is also known as Hickson 92 and ARP 319
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Image
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Date
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2024-08-26
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Place
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Bixhoma Observatory (H33)
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Exposure Data
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CRGB 190:30:30:30 mins @ -5C
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C 190x1, R 30x1, G 30x1, B 30x1 min
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Notes
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Clear filter binned 1x1, RGB Filters binned 2x2
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Equipment
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Optics
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Meade 12" RCX-400
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Focal Length
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2438 mm @f/8
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Mount
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RCX-400 on Milburn wedge
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Camera
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SBIG ST-10XME w/AO7
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Filters
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CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB
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Focuser
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JMI Focuser with RoboFocus
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Rotator
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OPTEC 3" Pyxis Rotator
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Software
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TheSkyX, FocusMax5, CCDAutopilot5, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6
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