NGC 5426/5427 -- INTERACTING GALAXIES

Object

Type                      Spiral Galaxies

Constellation            Virgo

Distance                 110 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                       2010-06-22

Place                      Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data          LRGB  150 min, 30 min, 30 min, 30 min @ -5C

                             LRGB  30x5, 6x5, 6x5, 6x5

Notes                     NGC 5426 (upper right), NGC 5427 (lower left)
                             RGB binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics                    Meade 12" RCX-400

Focal Length            2438 mm @f/8

Mount                     Meade RCX

Camera                   SBIG ST-8XME

Focuser                   Meade RCX

Filters                     CFW-8a, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDStack, CCDAutoPilot4, PhotoShop CS