Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5976  ·  NGC 5981  ·  NGC 5982  ·  NGC 5985
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The Draco Triplet - NGC 5985, 5982, 5981, Joshua Bury
The Draco Triplet - NGC 5985, 5982, 5981
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The Draco Triplet - NGC 5985, 5982, 5981

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Description

The Draco Group (aka, the Draco Triplet) is a striking trio of galaxies in the constellation Draco.

Looks MUCH better on a dark background in the light box.

Technical info about the image:

Object: The Draco Group

Sky: LM ~5

Mount: CGEM

Imaging scope: C9.25 at f/6.3

Imaging FL: 1480mm

Imaging camera: SBIG ST-4000XCM

Lights: 90x180s (4.5h)

Calibration: 7 sky flats, 36 darks

Guide scope: Orion 9x50 finder scope

Guide camera: Meade DSI I (2s intervals)

Other details: Images acquired with CCDOPS v5, guided with PHD (using GPUSB), calibrated and stacked using Deep Sky Stacker, post-processed in Photoshop CS5.

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The Draco Triplet - NGC 5985, 5982, 5981, Joshua Bury