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The Details |
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Object |
IC 1613 Dwarf Galaxy in Cetus |
Optics |
Astro-Physics 160 EDF Refractor at f/7.5 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Filters |
Tru-Balance LRGB filter set |
Date |
08 September 2007, 09 September 2007 |
Location |
Grandview Campground Area, White Mountains, Eastern California |
Exposure |
L 15 x 600 sec 1x1 bin; RGB 3 x 600 sec, 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS2 |
Orientation |
Field of View: 49'42" x 35'31" centered on RA 01h04m40.5s DEC +02°07506” (2000.0) . North angle 118.17°; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | IC 1613 is an irregular dwarf galaxy in the Local Group. It is approximately 2.3 million light years distant and is approaching the Milky Way at 235 km/sec. In 1928 Water Baade recognized this galaxy as a member of the Local Group because it could be resolved into individual stars using the Mount Wilson 100" reflecting telescope. Contrasting with this nearby galaxy, a sprinkling of much more distant galaxies can be found in the above image. IC 1613 is rarely imaged by amateur astronomers. Because of its low surface brightness, even with sensitive CCD cameras it takes a somewhat long exposure to determine if it's in the field of view. This 4 hour total exposure does manage to bring it out from the background but not by much. |
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