NGC 5907 -- Spiral Galaxy

Object

Type                      Spiral Galaxy

Constellation            Draco

Distance                 40 million light years

Magnitude               10.38

Size                       12.3x1.8 arc-min

Image

Date                       2008-06-02

Place                      Texas Star Party

Exposure Data          LRGB  120:60:60:60 mins @ -10C

                             Clear 12x10, R 6x10, G 6x10, B 6x10

Notes                     R, G, B filters binned 2x2

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