NGC891

NGC891 is a favorite target of mine, this image representing my latest attempt with the H9C color camera. It is a premier edge-on galaxy located in the constellation of Andromeda. A number of fainter galaxies are scattered throughout the background with the faintest stars touching mag 22. This shot was taken at Chiefland, after Hurricane Frances and before Hurricane Jeanne!

Image info:

12"LX200 on a Losmandy Titan Mount

Starlight Express
SXV-H9C

34x4 mins

f/5.3 (Optec FR)

Acquired in Astroart and processed in Maxim as an RGB image (no darks and no flats)

guided with an STV on a piggybacked Sky90 refractor

9.19.04

Chiefland