NGC 7331 & Stephan's Quintet

Object

Type                      Spiral Galaxy

Constellation            Pegasus

Distance                 46,000 light years

Magnitude               9.5

Size                       11x4 arc-min

Image

Date                       2006-09-18 & 2006-09-19

Place                      Okie-Tex Star Party

Exposure Data          LRGB  155:75:75:75 mins @ -25C

                             Lum 31x5, R 15x5, G 15x5, B 15x5

Notes                    

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi FSQ-106

Focal Length            530 mm @f/5

Mount                     Takahashi NJP

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  Robo-Focus

Filters                     CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 CCDAutopilot, FocusMAX, TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDStack, PhotoShop CS