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NGC 2683 "UFO Galaxy"

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NGC 2683 "UFO Galaxy"NGC 2683
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Photo description / processing

I couldn't find this galaxy on our hosting, so I started photographing it, and if the weather permits, I'll photograph it more. The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788, using his homemade 18.7-inch reflecting telescope. He cataloged it as I 200 and described it as follows: "Very bright, very extended, from south to north, 8 inches long, 3 inches wide, beautiful." John L. E. Dreyer included the galaxy in his New General Catalog as NGC 2683 in 1888. Diameter 9.3 × 2.1 arcminutes Photographic (blue) magnitude 10.6 mag Visual magnitude 9.8 mag The galaxy earned the nickname "UFO Galaxy" due to its resemblance to a flying saucer.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Orion Optics UK 300/1200
Camera
SvBony SV705C
Mount
МТ-120
Guide Scope
Kenko ED 60/400
Guide Camera
T7M
Accessories
GPU2”
Software
N.I.N.A., Pixinsight, Adobe Photoshop
Location
Екатеринбург, район озера Глухое., Россия

Light pollution

Orange, Bortle 6 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 24 × 180″ · ISO/Gain: 275 · Antlia Triband RGB Ultra ·

Total exposure: 1 h 12 m

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