Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  M 77  ·  NGC 1068
M77 - Spiral Galaxy, Derryk
M77 - Spiral Galaxy
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M77 - Spiral Galaxy

M77 - Spiral Galaxy, Derryk
M77 - Spiral Galaxy
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M77 - Spiral Galaxy

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Description

M77 (NGC 1068) is a spiral galaxy located in Cetus at about 47 million light-years away. The cluster has a diameter of about 134 light-years.



Taken from August to October 2019 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 57 hours (3420 mins)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT10RCT (FL2000mm f/8)

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon 36mm LRGB & Hα (5nm)

Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174

Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames:

Astrodon L: 234x300s

Astrodon R: 80x300s

Astrodon G: 80x300s

Astrodon B: 80x300s

Astrodon Hα: 70x900s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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M77 - Spiral Galaxy, Derryk

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