Designation |
NGC 55, Bennett 1 |
Constellation |
Sculptor (Scl) |
Description |
A fine example of an edge-on
barred spiral galaxy of the Magellanic type, this member of the Sculptor
group is around 5 million lightyears distant. Its 25' x 3' asymmetric size
is spindle shaped . |
Exposure |
LRGB 30:30:30:60 min @ -18°C |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided +
Astronomik Type II LRGB Filterset |
Optics |
Astro-Physics AP155EDFS @ f/7.2
(prime focus) |
Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, Registar, Adobe
Photoshop 6.0 |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 10Aug2002 -
06:00 UTC |
Conditions |
Transparency 5-6, Seeing
5-6, Temperature +10°C |