NGC7606

NGC7606 is an Sb type spiral galaxy located in the Constellation Aquarius, at a distance of 97 million light-years. It was discovered by Herschel in 1785. It must be quite large to show up so well at that distance, with the colors somewhat redened and weak due to intervening gas and dust.

Constellation: Aquarius
Distance: 97 Million Light-Years
Magnitude: 10.9
Date: October 2008
Place: Fort Davis, TX
Exposure Details: LLRGB: 400:150:150:150 all unbinned

Processing: MaxIm Dl, CCDStack, Photoshop
Optics: 12.5" RCOS Truss RC
Focal Length: 2908mm @ f9
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera: STL6303E SBIG
Focuser: RCOS
Guiding: Off-axis using SBIG EGC
Filters: Tru-Balance LRGB 2"