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NGC 7331 and Stephan's Quintet
within the Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN)
Object
Type
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Spiral Galaxy
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Constellation
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Pegasus
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Distance
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39.8M light years
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Magnitude
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10.4
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Size
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10.5 x 3.7 arc-min
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Notes
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NGC 7331 is also known as Caldwell 30
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Stephan's Quintet is also known as Hickson 92 and ARP 319
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Image
Date
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2015-10-06
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Place
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Bixhoma Observatory (H33)
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Exposure Data
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CRGB 365:180:180:180 mins @ -10C
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C 73x5, R 36x5, G 36x5, B 36x5 min
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Notes
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All filters binned 1x1
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Equipment
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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TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6
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Reprocessed on 07/19/2023
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