| Designation |
NGC 6822, Barnard's Galaxy,
IC 4895 |
| Constellation |
Sagittarius (Sgr) |
| Description |
NGC 6822 is a dwarf irregular
galaxy, located approximately 1.6 million lightyears from earth. It is a
member of the Milky Way galaxy's Local Group and was discovered by E.E.
Barnard in the early 1880's. A number of large HII emission nebulae are
present as well as a bluish arm of young stars that extends towards the
upper right. |
| Exposure |
LRGB 60:60:50:90 min @ -18°C |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + CFW8
with SBIG/CS Filterset |
| Optics |
Astro-Physics AP155EDFS @ f/7.2
(prime focus) |
| Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, DeBloomer, CCD Sharp,
Registar, Adobe
Photoshop 6.0
|
| Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 30Jul03 - 04:00 UTC |
| Conditions |
Transparency 6, Seeing 6, Temperature
+12°C, light wind |
