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NGC 7331 and Stephan's Quintet

within the Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN)

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Pegasus

Distance

39.8M light years

Magnitude

10.4

Size

10.5 x 3.7 arc-min

Notes

NGC 7331 is also known as Caldwell 30

Stephan's Quintet is also known as Hickson 92 and ARP 319

Image

Date

2015-10-06

Place

Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data

CRGB 365:180:180:180 mins @ -10C

C 73x5, R 36x5, G 36x5, B 36x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 1x1

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length

1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB

Software

TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 07/19/2023