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NGC 7501 -- Galaxy Trio

Object

Type

Galaxy Trio

Constellation

Pisces

Distance

597M light-years

Magnitude

13.3

Size

0.65 x 0.56 arc-min

Notes

Galaxy Trio includes NGC 7499, NGC 7501, NGC 7503

Image

Date

2009-09-15

Place

Okie-Tex Star Party

Exposure Data

Clear 30 mins @ -15C

C 6x5 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

TheSky6, CCDSoft, Focusmax, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 08/21/2023