Observation by David Davies: IC 1613

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David Davies

Observer

David Davies

Observed

2022 Oct 02 - 22:52

Uploaded

2022 Oct 04 - 14:59

Objects

IC1613

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Constellation

Cetus

Field centre

RA: 01^h04^m
Dec: +02°07'
Position angle: +3°06'

Field size

0°44' × 0°30'

Equipment

10" Ritchey-Chretien telescope
ASI 294MC Pro camera
SW EQ8 mount
x0.7 reducer

Exposure

30 x 2 minutes

Location

Cambridge, UK

Target name

IC 16 13

Title

IC 1613

About this image

This object is Callum's deep sky object for October.

This is the first time I've attempted to image a dwarf galaxy. Previously, I have been put off by the faintness of these objects and the discovery that the target barely registers in a test image with a short exposure so as not to saturate the brighter stars in the field. The key, of course, is to collect lots of data. An hour of data is barely long enough, but the galaxy comes up nicely.

Files associated with this observation

IC1613-brighter-web.jpg (1.9 MB)

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Grant Privett, Alan Thomas, Callum Potter, Paul Whitmarsh

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