Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5906  ·  NGC 5907
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NGC5907 - The Splinter Galaxy, Georg N. Nyman
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NGC5907 - The Splinter Galaxy

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NGC5907 - The Splinter Galaxy, Georg N. Nyman
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NGC5907 - The Splinter Galaxy

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This galaxy is pretty convenient to shoot from my location at this time of the year - if, well, if the weather cooperates. It did three nights long (astro-dust and -dawn included) and so I was able to collect some 355 frames at 120" each with my Lacerta Newton and the QHY163C camera. I think, more resolution is not really possible with my equipment...

The galaxy is at about 40Mio LJ distance from us and its diameter is about 150000LJ. Despite a total exposure time of almost 12 hours, I could not confirm the tidalstream around the galaxy - maybe too much humidity in the air...or maybe I do not another 10-20hours of photons....next year, I guess.

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NGC5907 - The Splinter Galaxy, Georg N. Nyman