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NGC 891

NCG 891

NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23 or Silver Sliver Galaxy) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel on October 6, 1784. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1023 group of galaxies in the Local Supercluster. It has an H II nucleus.

The object is visible in small to moderate size telescopes as a faint elongated smear of light with a dust lane visible in larger apertures. (WIKIPEDIA)

Imaging Data:

Provo, Utah

Bortle 5 sky

Date:                8/6/2023

Image:              NGC 891

Size:=               11.7’

Magnitude=       9.8

Exposure=        180 seconds x 7 for a total 21m

Binning =          1×1

Temperature=   0 deg C

Camera Gain= 100

Filter=               IDAS-NBZ Narrowband Filter

Camera:            ASI2600MC PRO in Hyperstar IV configuration.

Telescope:         Celestron 1100 Edge HD

Mount:               10Micron GM1000HPS

Processed with DSS, PI and PS