NGC 5907
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