NGC 6822 -- IRREGULAR GALAXY

Object

Type                      Irregular Galaxy

Constellation            Sagittarius

Distance                 ?? Million light years

Magnitude               9.9

Size                       15.5x13.5 arc-min

Image

Date                       2007-08-10

Place                      RMCC Observatory (Mounds)

Exposure Data          LRGB  30:15:15:15 mins @ -5C

                             Lum 6x5, Red 3x5, Green 3x5, Blue 3x5

Notes                     RGB 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