Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6951
NGC6951 - Barred Spiral Galaxy, Derryk
NGC6951 - Barred Spiral Galaxy
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NGC6951 - Barred Spiral Galaxy

NGC6951 - Barred Spiral Galaxy, Derryk
NGC6951 - Barred Spiral Galaxy
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NGC6951 - Barred Spiral Galaxy

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Description

NGC6951 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cepheus at a distance of about 70 million light-years away & is about 100,000 light-years across.



Taken from June-July 2019 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 1,220 mins (20 hr 20 mins)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

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

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon 36mm LRGB & Hα

Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174

Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames:

Astrodon L: 110x300s

Astrodon R: 46x300s

Astrodon G: 44x300s

Astrodon B: 44x300s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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NGC6951 - Barred Spiral Galaxy, Derryk