NGC6952 Spiral Galaxy
NGC6952 Barred Spiral Galaxy in the IFN
NGC6952 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cepheus, and is surrounded by the dust from the Integrated Flux Nebula. The IFN is dust high above our own galaxy illuminated by the Milky Way itself. It’s apparent size is 3.8 x 3.3 arc-minutes. The estimated distance from earth is about 60 to 80 million light years. It is approximately 75 thousand light years across. The bright core classifies NGC 6951 as a Seyfert galaxy. This is also known as NGC6951 due to a conflict in discoveries.
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NGC6952 15min Luminance Subframes x 28 = 420 min combined image
NGC6952 15min Red Subframes x 8 = 120 min combined image
NGC6952 15min Green Subframes x 8 = 120 min combined image
NGC6952 15min Blue Subframes x 8 = 120 min combined image
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Scope Planewave 17in
Camera Apogee U16
Mount Paramount ME
Filters Astrodon LRGB
Exposures R 1.5Hrs G 1.5Hrs B 1.5Hrs L 7Hrs LRGB 15min subs
Location Sierra Nevada Mountains CA. Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO 2012