NGC5746 Galaxy in Virgo

(RA 14h 44.9m , Dec. +01° 57', 10.3 mag., 6.8 x 1.0 arcmin.)

This edge-on spiral galaxy is located only 20' W of 109 Virginis (see finder chart below).

The above image was taken on April 28, 2001 from Harrowsmith, Ontario. Cookbook 245 LDC camera was used on Celestron Ultima 8 f6.3 telescope was autoguided with Cookbook 211 LDC camera on a piggybacked 500mm f8 telephoto lens. Five white exposures (240 sec. each) were combined using AIP4WIN.

North is to the right.

Map created in Guide 7.0 - 7°45' x 7°45'. North is up.

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