NGC 4656  

Object Details:

  • Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici

  •  RA:          12 hours 44 minutes

  •  Dec:         +32 degrees 06 minutes

  •  Distance: 25 Million Light years

  •  Size:        20.0' x 2.5'

  •  Mag:       10.4

Image Details:

  • Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT Reduced 6.3@ f/6.3 (1481mm) focal length
  • Mount:         Losmandy G11
  • Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
  • Filters & Exposure Times:  
    • L:       12 x 10 minutes binned   1 x 1
    • R    12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
      G:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
      B:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
  • Total  exposure time: 5 hours
  • Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
  • Location: Saratoga California
  • Date: March 2010

 

              

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