Observation by Peter Goodhew FRAS: NGC 1300

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observed

2020 Oct 19 - 13:13

Uploaded

2020 Oct 20 - 13:16

Objects

NGC1300

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Constellation

Eridanus

Field centre

RA: 03h19m
Dec: -19°24'
Position angle: -3°13'

Field size

0°33' × 0°23'

Equipment
  • APM TMB 152 LZOS Refractors
  • 10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
  • QSI6120wsg8 cameras
Exposure

Blue: 10x300" Green: 11x300" Lum: 102x300" Red: 12x300" Total Integration: 11.2 hours

Location

Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Target name

NGC 1300

Title

NGC 1300

About this image

NGC 1300 is a beautiful example of a barred spiral galaxy. It is 70 million light years from Earth in the constellation Eridanus, and it is over 100,000 light years across - approximately the same size as our Milky Way galaxy.

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