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PGC 38795 -- Flat Galaxy

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Distance

389M light years

Magnitude

12.2

Size

8.1 x 1.1 arc-min

Notes

PGC 38795 is also known as NGC 4157

Image

Date

2011-06-01

Place

Texas Star Party

Exposure Data

C 30 min @ -10C

Clear 6x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 2x2

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, Ha

Software

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

Reprocessed on 10/20/2023