Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5907
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NGC5907 LRGB - The Silver Sliver, 



    
        

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NGC5907 LRGB - The Silver Sliver, 



    
        

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NGC5907 LRGB - The Silver Sliver

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Intes Micro ALTER M809 Deluxe
Imaging Cameras
Starlight Xpress SXV-H9
Mounts
Gemini G41
Filters
Astronomik L-2 Luminance UV/IR Block · Astronomik RGB 1.25" Type IIc
Accessories
True Technology Ltd 7-Position 1.25" Filter Wheel · DIY Riccardi-Designed 0.6x Focal Reducer
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Christian Buil IRIS
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
DIY 80mm F/7.5 APO
Guiding Cameras
Starlight Xpress SXV Autoguider

Acquisition details

Dates:
April 9, 2007 ·  April 10, 2007 ·  April 11, 2007 ·  April 16, 2007 ·  April 17, 2007 ·  April 18, 2007 ·  April 21, 2007 ·  May 12, 2007 ·  May 14, 2007
Frames:
Astronomik L-2 Luminance UV/IR Block: 5×120(10′) bin 1×1
Astronomik L-2 Luminance UV/IR Block: 116×180(5h 48′) bin 1×1
Astronomik L-2 Luminance UV/IR Block: 59×45(44′ 15″) bin 1×1
Astronomik L-2 Luminance UV/IR Block: 70×60(1h 10′) bin 1×1
Astronomik RGB 1.25" Type IIc: 24×300(2h) bin 2×2
Astronomik RGB 1.25" Type IIc: 72×60(1h 12′) bin 2×2
Integration:
11h 4′ 15″
Avg. Moon age:
16.82 days
Avg. Moon phase:
23.94%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 4267565

RA center: 15h15m53s.8

DEC center: +56°1901

Pixel scale: 0.974 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 274.296 degrees

Field radius: 0.222 degrees

Resolution: 1300x1000

File size: 229.1 KB

Locations: Home, Lincoln, United Kingdom

Data source: Backyard

Description

NGC5907 a.k.a.The Silver Sliver. The moniker is mine, as this galaxy appeared to me in a way quite similar to NGC253 (the Silver Coin), only nearly completely edge one. Be as it may, this galaxy is one of the finest in Draco, if not the finest. Here I used a mix between guided and unguided exposures, as it was early times for guiding and I wasn't sure I was doing it OK. Apparently I got the hang of it shortly thereafter. It is kinda riding the bike; once you learn you never forget.

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NGC5907 LRGB - The Silver Sliver, 



    
        

            andrea tasselli