Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy: This very faint elliptical galaxy is a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way in a distance of appr. 450000 Light Years. It contains 6 Globular Clusters, some of them are recognizable in this image (fuzzy looking stars). Many of the stars are quite old showing a yellowish color.
Object |
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy |
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Catagory |
Galaxies |
Designation |
ESO 356-04 |
Constellation |
Fornax |
Optics |
TMB 130 f/6 with Field Flattener |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
11x10min (1x1 bin) Astrodon True Balance L-filter, 6x5min RGB filterset, Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
Selfguiding |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop. Color Code LRGB |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 9 Dec 2009 |
Remark |
