NGC5395 Heron Galaxy
NGC5395 Heron Galaxy
NGC5395 also known as Arp84 the Heron Galaxy is approximately 162 million light years away. NGC5394 is an interacting galaxy, believed to have cartwheeled through NGC 5395. This is a rather small galaxy at 2.7 x 1.3 arcmin.
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NGC5395 15min Luminance Subframes 31 x = 465 min combined image
NGC5395 15min Red Subframes 8 x = 120 min combined image
NGC5395 15min Green Subframes 8 x = 120 min combined image
NGC5395 15min Blue Subframes 8 x = 120 min combined image
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Scope Planewave 17in
Camera Apogee U16
Mount Paramount ME
Filters Astrodon LRGB
Exposures RGB 2Hrs each L 8Hrs LRGB 15min subs Total time 14hrs
Location Sierra Nevada Mountains CA. Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO 2012