Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7479
NGC 7479 in Pegasus, Steve Milne
NGC 7479 in Pegasus
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NGC 7479 in Pegasus, Steve Milne
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NGC 7479 (Caldwell 44) is a barred spiral galaxy 106 million light years away in the constellation of Pegasus. It was first observed by William Herschel on 19 October 1784. It occupies 3.9' x 3.0' of the night sky.

NGC 7479 was photographed in Autumn 2019 using a dual TEC 140 rig located in the Haut Alpes, The imaging team is Tom O'Donohue, Olly Penrice, Steve Milne & Elisabeth Milne.

Capture details are as follows:

Telescope: TEC140 x 2

Camera: Atik 460 & Moravian G2-8300

Filters: Baader, Astrodon and Chroma

Mount: Mesu 200

Lum 18 x 900s

Red: 9 x 900s

Green: 6 x 900s

Blue: 6 x 900s

A total of 9 hours and 45 minutes exposure.

The final image was cropped (by around a third) to emphasise the galaxy a bit more in the frame.

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NGC 7479 in Pegasus, Steve Milne

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