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Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 EDF | Description: NGC 2683 is an edge on spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel. It was nicknamed the "UFO Galaxy" by the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory. It is located between 16 and 25 million light-years away in the conatellation Lynx. NGC 2683 is receding from Earth at 410 km/s (250 mi/s), and from the Galactic Center at 375 km/s (233 mi/s). (Wiki) |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO | Constellation: Lynx |
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander |
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider | Type: Edge On Spiral Galaxy |
Exposure Data: LRGB | Position: R.A. 08h 52m 41s Dec +33° 25' 19s |
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing | Date: April 2020 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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