Galaxy
NGC 5907 (5906)
The Knife Edge Galaxy
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| Object : | NGC 5907 (NGC 5906) |
| Coordinates/Direction : | RA: 15h15m, DEC: +56o19' |
| Object size : | 12.7' x 1.4' |
| Apparent magnitude : | 11.1 |
| Distance : | 46 Mly |
| No solar mass : | - |
| Type : | SA |
| Discovered by : | William Herschel, year 1788 |
| Find in constellation : | Draco |
| More to know : |
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ NGC 5907 |
| Exp. time : | 108x60 seconds, iso400, dithering mode |
| Image process tool : | Siril, Gimp, IrfanView |
| Processing : | flat, photo metric color cal |
| Weather : | Clear sky, Moon phase 89%, temperature -4o C |
| Comment : |
The galaxy NGC 5906 is a small part of the galaxy NGC 5907, discovered 1850 by J Stoney.
It's like a needle, with a better photo it could be seen a tidal stream around the galaxy from earlier collision with other galaxies.
This photo is a 1:1 pixel crop around the galaxy.
To get a better quality a longer focal length or smaller pixel had been good.
A RC (Ritchey Chretien) 10" f/8 telescope had been perfect for me.
There are a lot of other objects if you look at the full resolution image, but can you recognize the objects ?
To your help: NGC 5906 Astro metry plate solved. |
| Exp. time : | 30x60 seconds, iso800, dithering mode |
| Image process tool : | AstroImageJ, Fitswork, Irfanview |
| Processing : | resize, level, cal dark & bias with dithering technique, flat cal, noise filter |
| Weather : | clear |
| Comment : |
The galaxy NGC 5907 is like a needle,
with a better photo it could be seen a tidal stream around the galaxy from earlier collision with other galaxies.
The photo is a 1:1 pixel crop. To get a better quality a longer focal length or smaller pixel had been good.
A RC (Ritchey Chretien) 10" f/8 telescope had been perfect for me. |
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