Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  84 Cet  ·  M 77  ·  NGC 1068
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NGC1068  (M77) - A Seyfert 2 galaxy  in Cetus - 2.7 hours OSC, John Jennings
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NGC1068 (M77) - A Seyfert 2 galaxy in Cetus - 2.7 hours OSC

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NGC1068  (M77) - A Seyfert 2 galaxy  in Cetus - 2.7 hours OSC, John Jennings
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NGC1068 (M77) - A Seyfert 2 galaxy in Cetus - 2.7 hours OSC

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M77 is pretty bright so it makes for an easy target except for it's size of 7.1'.  The seeing was exceptional at the observatory.

EXPTIME     = 9840 / Total luminance exposure time in seconds.      
LUM_EXP     = 240 / Average luminance exposure time.               
LUM_CNT     = 41 / Luminance images combined.                     
LUM_DARK    = 30 / Darks used for luminance.                      
LUM_FLAT    = 30 / Flats used for luminance.                      
LUM_BIAS    = 25 / Flat-darks used for luminance.                 
LUM_TEMP    = -5 / Set temperature used for luminance.

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NGC1068  (M77) - A Seyfert 2 galaxy  in Cetus - 2.7 hours OSC, John Jennings

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