| Object | NGC 7814 |
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| Description | NGC 7814 (also known as UGC 8 or Caldwell 43) is a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy is seen edge-on from Earth. It is sometimes referred to as “the little sombrero”, a miniature version of Messier 104. You can see another faint galaxy, IC 5381, to the right of NGC 7814 This galaxy was imaged over 3 nights of poor seeing, and really poor transparency (although no moon), so it took a lot of exposure time to bring out the central bulge of the galaxy, and dust lane. |
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| Scope | Explore Scientific 127ed APO refractor |
| Camera | ST2000XCM |
| Mount | Losmandy G11 |
| Filters | LPS filter |
| Guiding | Guided with st-i through a William Optics Z80ii ed |
| Exposure Info | 25 x 15 minute subs, for a total of 6.5 hours total exposure. |
| Date | October 16, 2018 |
| Copyright | Photo copyright Thomas Kerns, Beluga Lake Observatory |