NGC 5426/5427 -- INTERACTING GALAXIES

Object

Type                      Spiral Galaxies

Constellation            Virgo

Distance                 xxx  million light years

Magnitude               12.6 (NGC 5426), 11.9 (NGC 5427)

Size                       3.0x1.6 (NGC 5426), 2.8x2.4 (NGC 5427) arc-min

Image

Date                       2007-06-15

Place                      Heart of America Star Party

Exposure Data          Lum  45 mins @ -10C

                             Lum  9x5

Notes                     NGC 5426 (upper right), NGC 5427 (lower left)

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length            1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount                     Takahashi NJP

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  RoboFocus

Filters                     CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot3, CCDStack, PhotoShop CS