Observation by David Swan: Galactic pair

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2018 Feb 09 - 22:18

Uploaded

2018 Feb 09 - 23:07

Objects

NGC6068

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Constellation

Ursa Minor

Field centre

RA: 15^h55^m
Dec: +78°58'
Position angle: +137°11'

Field size

0°16' × 0°11'

Equipment

200mm SCT @ f/6.3
ASI178MM
Baader UV+IR cut
FireCapture, DeepSkyStacker and FITS Liberator

Exposure

100 x 5s

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

NGC 6068 and NGC 6068A

Title

Galactic pair

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Jeremy Shears, Dr Andrew Smith, Peter Mulligan, Peter Carson

Comments

David Swan, 2018 Feb 09 - 23:16 UTC

I like taking images of this kind. They hint at the the immense scale of the universe.

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