NGC 5905 + NGC 5908

Posted by dcrowson
on Friday, June 24, 2016

NGC 5905 (left) is a type SBd spiral located approximately 155 million light-years away. NGC 5908 (right) is type Sb edge on spiral located approximately 148 million light-years away. Both of these are located in Draco.

Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2

360 minutes total exposure – 6 hours

Imaged May 25th, 26th and 27th, 2016 from Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.

LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/27880286045/sizes/l

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