Designation |
NGC 5068, Bennett 59a |
Object type |
Type SB(s)d spiral galaxy |
Coordinates |
13 h 19 min -
21° 02' Virgo (Vir) |
Description |
A fine face-on spiral
galaxy. Dreyer calls it faint (mag 10.4), large
(7.2'x6.3'), irregularly round, and with a brighter middle.
North is to the upper left in this 15 x 10 arcmin field of
view.
|
Exposure |
LRGB 120:40:40:40 min @ -15°C,
RGB exposures binned 2x2 |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + CFW8
with Astrodon LRGB filterset |
Optics |
RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien
@ f/9
(prime focus) |
Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta
11, Registar, PixInsight Beta, Adobe
Photoshop CS |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 10Apr05 @ 06:00 UTC |
Conditions |
Transparency 7/10, Seeing 5/10, Temperature
+ 9°C |