Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5976  ·  NGC 5981  ·  NGC 5982  ·  NGC 5985  ·  NGC 5987  ·  NGC 5989
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Daniele, look!  A galaxy group in Draco!, 



    
        

            Luigi Fontana
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Daniele, look! A galaxy group in Draco!

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Daniele, look!  A galaxy group in Draco!, 



    
        

            Luigi Fontana
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Daniele, look! A galaxy group in Draco!

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
TecnoSky APO Triplet 130/900
Imaging Cameras
Canon EOS 6D
Mounts
10Micron GM2000 QCI
Software
photoshop · Pixinsight · Astroart
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Vixen 60/700
Guiding Cameras
Lodestar

Acquisition details

Dates:
June 9, 2018
Frames:
25×600(4h 10′)
Integration:
4h 10′
Avg. Moon age:
24.79 days
Avg. Moon phase:
23.32%

RA center: 15h40m06s.86

DEC center: +58°5444.9

Pixel scale: 4.414 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 84.597 degrees

Field radius: 1.310 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 1824x1112

File size: 1.0 MB

Locations: Capanne di Cosola e postazioni limitrofe, Capanne di Cosola, Appennino, al confine tra Piemonte, Emilia e Liguria, Italy

Data source: Unknown

Description

**** ENG: for my good friend Daniele, one of his beloved galaxy group. This is the NGC5985 group in Draco. Easy shot with 25x600s exposure on Canon 6D unmod, APO 130 f/6,9. Bortle 3, SQM 21,3. Please take a look to the "carpet" of faint galaxies visible in full res!

**** ITA: per il mio buon amico Daniele, uno dei suoi amati gruppi di galassie. Questo è il gruppo di NGC5985 nel Dragone. 29x600s con APO 130/900, Canon 6D unmod. Bortle 3, SQM 21,3. Da non perdere il "tappeto" di galassiete di fondo, visibili a piena risoluzione.

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Daniele, look!  A galaxy group in Draco!, 



    
        

            Luigi Fontana