NGC 891
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Object
NGC 891
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Description
NGC 891 is a striking example of a spiral galaxy seen edge-on. The dark dust lanes through the middle are very similar to the dark patches that obscure the Milky Way. The galaxy is edge-on with clearly distinguished dust-lane. NGC891 has a length of 13-arc minutes and visual magnitude of about 10, It is about 30 million light years distant and comparable in size to the Milky Way. -
Image
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Scope
C8
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Camera
ST2000XCM
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Mount
Losmandy G11
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Filters
Baader IR
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Guiding
self guided
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Exposure Info
7 hours of exposure time (28x15min). Poor seeing conditions -
Date
12/03/2006
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Copyright
Photo copyright Thomas Kerns, Beluga Lake Observatory
