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Name / Constellation

NGC 6952

 Other: UCG 11604 (AKA NGC6951)

Cep
Coordinates AR: 20h 37m 14.1s, +66° 06′ 20″
Optics Officina Stellare 10" f8 Richtey-Cretien
Camera-Mount SBIG ST10XME - ZWO ASI 1600M (ONAG)- 10Micron GM2000 QCI Mount
Filters Astrodon Gen. II - LRGB
Exposure
  • Luminance
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  • 31 x 900 sec - 7 hours 45min
  • 9 x 900 sec - 2 hours 15min
  • 9 x 900 sec - 2 hours 15min
  • 9 x 900 sec - 2 hours 15min
  • UNBINNED
  • BINNING 2x2
  • BINNING 2x2
  • BINNING 2x2
Location / Date Promiod (Valle D'Aosta-Italy) "TLP" Remote Observatory - Sept 2023
Seeing 3" @ 0.7 arcosec/pixel unbinned
Note  
Acquisition N.I.N.A.
Processing Adobe Photoshop CC -
Comment

 

NGC 6951 (AKA NGC 6952) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cepheus.
It is located 3 degrees NNE of the star θ Cephei; despite its small apparent size, it is a beautiful spiral galaxy, in which the bar structure that crosses the nucleus is clearly visible, which appears small in size. A telescope with at least 200-220mm aperture is needed to also appreciate the structure of the arms; its real dimensions are slightly smaller than those of our Milky Way, from which it is just under 60 million light-years away.