Galaxy NGC 55
At around 5-million light years
distance, this galaxy is one of the closest galaxies to us. Bright enough to be observed with binoculars under dark skies,
NGC 55 is a Spiral-Barred type galaxy seen edge-on from our perspective. Glowing at a relatively bright Magnitude of 8.3,
NGC 55 can be found in the southern
constellation of Sculptor covering a large 27.5' x 5.6' arc-minutes
of the sky. NGC 55 was first discovered by astronomer James Dunlop at Paramatta,
New South Wales, Australia.
| Image Details | 20071110 Galaxy NGC55. |
| Telescope |
Observatory mounted 12-inch f/5 Newtonian telescope
on Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount. |
| Guiding | Autoguided with SBIG 402 on 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDSoft. |
| Camera |
Canon EOS 300D Digital ( Hα enabled ) focused with DSLR Focus. |
| Exposure | 75 min. exposure (25 x 3-min. sub-frames) @ ISO400 |
| Filter/equipment |
2" Baader Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
(MPCC). 2" Baader UV/IR Rejection Filter. |
| Sky Conditions | Seeing: 6.5/10. Wind: 0/10. Moisture: 2/10. Ambient Temp. 14°C |
| Image Processing | Iris, Photoshop, Noiseware. |
(C) Copyright 2007 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au