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PGC 38897 -- Flat Galaxy
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Type
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Spiral Galaxy
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Constellation
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Coma Berenices
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Distance
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67M light-years
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Magnitude
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13.3
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Size
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5.0 x 0.7 arc-min
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Notes
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Flat Galaxy PGC 38897 is also known as NGC 4173
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Image also contains NGC 4169, NGC 4171, NGC 4174, NGC 4175
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NGC 4169, NGC 4173, NGC 4174, NGC 4175 is also known as Hickson 61 and The Box
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Image
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Date
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2011-06-02
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Place
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Cheddar Ranch
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Exposure Data
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Clear 30 mins @ -15C
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C 6x5 min
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Notes
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All filters binned 2x2
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Equipment
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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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TheSky6, CCDSoft, Focusmax, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6
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Reprocessed on 10/20/2023
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