Observation by Jonathon Elliott: Draco Galaxy Trio

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Jonathon Elliott

Observer

Jonathon Elliott

Observed

2026 Jun 20 - 23:10

Uploaded

2026 Jun 21 - 10:17

Objects

NGC5985
NGC5982
NGC5981

Equipment

Askar 203 apo
Ioptron CEM-120EC Stelladrive
Asi6200mm pro camera
Antlia V-pro LRGB filters

Exposure

4 hours LRGB from 2minute exposures

Location

Gloucester Bortle 6

Target name

Draco Galaxy Trio

Title

Draco Galaxy Trio

About this image

The Draco Trio of galaxies located in the Constellation of Draco. The brightest NGC5985 is a spiral galaxy, while NGC5982 is an elliptical one.

Just managed 4 hours of capture from 120second exposures from my Bortle 6 location.

Files associated with this observation

Drago Galaxy Trio.jpg (5.0 MB)

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