NGC-5566



Galaxy


   
About this Object:
The center galaxy is NGC-5566.  To the right is NGC-5569 and on top is NGC-5560.  They are in the constellation Virgo.
   
Technical Details:
Optics 14.5" RC at F/9
Mount Takahashi EM-500 on a Takahashi Pier
Camera SBIG ST-10XME
Filters Don Goldman's LRGB Filters
Date April 5th, 2005
Location Ft. Davis, Texas
Exposure LRGB = 120:15:15:15 minutes
   
Comments:  
Here are a few different kind of galaxies.  NGC-5566 has a couple of strange buddies with it.  I couldn't get the top one completely in the shot due to the shortage of adequate guide stars...  The seeing was absolutely horrible the night that I took this.
   

 

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