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Image Data
| Designation |
NGC 247, Bennett 3 |
| Constellation |
Cetus (Cet) |
| Description |
This large, nearly edge-on spiral
galaxy belongs to the nearby Sculptor group (see NGC 55, NGC 300, NGC 253,
NGC 7793). All
are late-type spirals and they form the nearest collection of galaxies
outside of our own. NGC 247 is fairly faint and features an
ill-defined center, a prominent star on its southern edge and a
"void" on the northern side.
There is also a higher resolution
image taken with a 14.5" RC telescope.
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| Exposure |
LRGB 30:30:30:50 min @ -18°C |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + CFW8
with SBIG/CS Filterset |
| Optics |
Intes Micro Maksutov-Newton MN106
@ f/5.5
(prime focus) |
| Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, CCD Sharp, Adobe
Photoshop 6.0 |
| Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 04Nov02 @ 02:30
UTC |
| Conditions |
Transparency 6-7, Seeing 6, Temperature
+10°C, light wind
First light for the MN106 ! Still some issues with
centering of the focuser and getting good flats.
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