NGC 5907
Hampshire Astronomical Group Picture Of The Month February 2021
Hampshire Astronomical Group Picture Of The Month February 2021
NGC 5907 (also known as Knife Edge Galaxy or Splinter Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light years from Earth in the constellation Draco. It is seen edge-on, hence the "knife edge" appearance.
TARGET
Nomenclature: NGC 5907, Knife Edge Galaxy, Splinter Galaxy.
Right Ascension: 15:15:56
Declination: +56:19:44
Size: 1.4 x 12.7 arc min
EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 refractor
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120 CCD camera
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Luminance: 56x600 bin 1x1, 7x1800 bin 1x1
Red: 21x300 bin 1x1
Green: 21x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 16x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 17.7 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.371 degrees
Capture dates: 16-18 May 2020
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
Luminance: 56x600 bin 1x1, 7x1800 bin 1x1
Red: 21x300 bin 1x1
Green: 21x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 16x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 17.7 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.371 degrees
Capture dates: 16-18 May 2020
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2