NGC 247 (Needle's Eye) and Burbidge's Chain (left)

Posted: Dec 31st, 2024

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Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Celestron Edge HD 8"

Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC

Mount: Ioptron HAE 29 C

Guide Scope: Askar 52 мм F4

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini

Software: SharpCap 4.0, Siril, Adobe Photoshop

Accessories: Celestron 0.7X редуктор

Exposure:

25 x 60" ISO/Gain: 200

Orange zoneLight Pollution:

Poselok Tulskiy Adygeya, Russia

Nov 17th, 2024

NGC 247 (NEEDLE'S EYE) AND BURBIDGE'S CHAIN (LEFT)

Telescope/Lens: Celestron Edge HD 8"
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC
Mount: Ioptron HAE 29 C
Guide Scope: Askar 52 мм F4
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini
Software:  SharpCap 4.0, Siril, Adobe Photoshop
Accessories: Celestron 0.7X редуктор

Poselok Tulskiy Adygeya, Russia
Light Pollution: Orange zone

Exposure:
25 x 60" ISO/Gain: 200

Very little accumulation (clouds came) and almost full moon. Didn't want to publish, quality is low, almost no material, but a very interesting object, or rather two. NGC 247 is 11.8 million light years away from us, diameter about 70 thousand light years. The angular size of the galaxy is 19.2x5.5 arcminutes. NGC 247 has a well-visible void in photographs, which is why it is called the "Needle's Eye" galaxy. Located in the constellation Cetus. Difficult to observe in the middle latitudes of Russia. Nearby is a group of 4 galaxies called the "Burbidge Chain". This group of galaxies is about 350 million light years away from us, which is almost 30 times farther than NGC 247. I hope to return to this very interesting object and take a quality photo.

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Author: Ryjov Aleksey

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Very little accumulation (clouds came) and almost full moon.
Didn't want to publish, quality is low, almost no material, but a very interesting object, or rather two.
NGC 247 is 11.8 million light years away from us, diameter about 70 thousand light years.
The angular size of the galaxy is 19.2x5.5 arcminutes.
NGC 247 has a well-visible void in photographs, which is why it is called the "Needle's Eye" galaxy.
Located in the constellation Cetus.
Difficult to observe in the middle latitudes of Russia.

Nearby is a group of 4 galaxies called the "Burbidge Chain".
This group of galaxies is about 350 million light years away from us, which is almost 30 times farther than NGC 247.

I hope to return to this very interesting object and take a quality photo.

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