Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  M 102  ·  NGC 5866  ·  NGC 5867  ·  Spindle galaxy
NGC 5866 M102, Frank Colosimo
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NGC 5866 M102

NGC 5866 M102, Frank Colosimo
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NGC 5866 M102

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M102 (NGC 5866, or the Spindle Galaxy) is alenticular edge-on galaxy in Draco that lies about 50 million light-years away. There is some controversy about the identification of this galaxy in the Messier list and the entry may have referred to the Pinwheel galaxy, M101, instead. In any event, this edge-on displays an interesting and distinct thin dark lane that bisects the galaxy from our point of view.

Date: Apr 2014 Processed Apr 20 2020

Location: New Ringgold PA

Optics: Hyperion f/8 12.5 inch, FL 2540 mm

Mount: Paramount ME

Camera: Apogee U8300

Guiding: ST-402 on Innovations Foresight On-Axis Guider, SharpLock focusing method

Exposure: LRGB: L:16x10 min R:12x8 min, G:10x6 min, B:9x10 min for a total of 6.8 hrs. 47 subs avg 518 sec

Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot. Initial processing was done using Maxim DL with subsequent processing with Photoshop.

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NGC 5866 M102, Frank Colosimo

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