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NGC 2146
NGC 2146 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis.  It is heavily distorted by gravitational forces from nearby galaxies. It is about 80,000 light-years from end to end, and is slightly smaller than the Milky Way. It lies approximately 70 million light-years from Earth.
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Nomenclature
: NGC 2146
Right Ascension: 06:18:37.7
Declination:  +78:21:25
Size: 6'0 x 3'.4"
EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
IMAGE CAPTURE
Red: 20x300" bin 1x1
Green: 20x300" bin 1x1
Blue: 20x300" bin 1x1
Luminance 52x600" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 13 hours 40  minutes
Pixel scale: 0.531 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.377 degrees
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING:
CCDStack2 and Photoshop
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