Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | M 74, NGC 628 |
| Object type | Galaxy, Sc type |
| Coordinates | 01h37min +15°48' (Pisces) |
| Description | M 74 is the prototype of a face-on spiral galaxy and hosts an estimated 100 billion stars, similar to our own Milky Way. It lies 30 million light years away towards the constellation of Pisces. Its location in the northern sky and turbulent atmospheric conditions made the imaging a real challenge. |
| Exposure | LRGB 60:30:30:60 min @ -15°C - RGB binned 2x2 |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE + SBIG CFW-8 with Astronomik Type II filter set |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta 11, Registar, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 |
| Location - Date - Time | Vicuña (Chile) - 23Oct2003 - 06:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 6, Seeing 3-5, Temperature +15°C |
