NGC 1055, Frank Colosimo

NGC 1055

NGC 1055, Frank Colosimo

NGC 1055

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Description

NGC 1055 is a mag 11.4 edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It has a bulging core crossed by a wide, knotty, dark lane of dust and gas. The spiral arm structure appears to lie above the galaxy's plane. It is 52 million light years away. A pair of bright, beautiful foreground stars, gold and blue, lie near the galaxy.

Date: late Nov 2013 - early Jan 2014

Location: New Ringgold PA

Optics: Hyperion 12.5 inch f/9 2532mm focal length

Mount: Paramount ME

Camera: Apogee Alta U8300 Camera

Guiding: SBIG ST-402 on an On Axis Guider from Innovations Foresight

Exposure: LRGB: L- 18x10 min R-12x8 min, G- 11x8 min, B- 13x8 min, for a total of 7.8 hours

Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot. Initial processing was done using Maxim DL with subsequent processing with Photoshop.

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NGC 1055, Frank Colosimo

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Cloudy Nights
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