| 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. |
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| Scope | C8 |
| Camera | ST2000XCM |
| Mount | Losmandy G11 |
| Filters | Baader IR |
| Guiding | self guided |
| Exposure Info | 7 hours of exposure time (28x15min). Poor seeing conditions |
| Date | December 3, 2006 |
| Copyright | Photo copyright Thomas Kerns, Beluga Lake Observatory |