Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5906  ·  NGC 5907
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NGC5907 GX Sc (Dra)  12.6'x10.4M  2.5 hrs OSC  -  "The Splinter Galaxy"  aka "The Warped Dwarf Star Galaxy", John Jennings
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NGC5907 GX Sc (Dra) 12.6'x10.4M 2.5 hrs OSC - "The Splinter Galaxy" aka "The Warped Dwarf Star Galaxy"

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NGC5907 GX Sc (Dra)  12.6'x10.4M  2.5 hrs OSC  -  "The Splinter Galaxy"  aka "The Warped Dwarf Star Galaxy", John Jennings
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NGC5907 GX Sc (Dra) 12.6'x10.4M 2.5 hrs OSC - "The Splinter Galaxy" aka "The Warped Dwarf Star Galaxy"

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Another unprocessed image from  June of last year. Found during the transfer and reconciliation of image data from my remote observatory.

NGC 5907 has an anomalously low metallicity and few detectable giant stars, being apparently composed almost entirely of dwarf stars. It is a member of the NGC 5866 Group. NGC 5907 has long been considered a prototypical example of a warped spiral in relative isolation.

HISTORY       1   Stacking method SIGMA CLIP AVERAGE                                  
HISTORY       2   De-mosaic bayer pattern used RGGB                                   
HISTORY       3   Colour conversion: Bilinear interpolation interpolation.            
EXPTIME     = 9000. / Total luminance exposure time in seconds.      
SET-TEMP    = -5. / Set temperature used for luminance.            
LUM_EXP     = 600. / Average luminance exposure time.               
LUM_CNT     = 15. / Luminance images combined.                     
LUM_DARK    = 40. / Darks used for luminance.                      
LUM_FLAT    = 40. / Flats used for luminance.                      
LUM_BIAS    = 80. / Flat-darks used for luminance.

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NGC5907 GX Sc (Dra)  12.6'x10.4M  2.5 hrs OSC  -  "The Splinter Galaxy"  aka "The Warped Dwarf Star Galaxy", John Jennings