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NGC 578 |
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At 70 million light years away, NGC 578 floats majestically amid many other far away galaxies. Small blue and pink regions hint at the sparkle and stellar life being created in this galaxy. One background galaxy (right of the center) is almost eclipsed by NGC 578- and seems to protrude from the galaxy itself. In reality it is many millions of light years beyond... |
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Last Updated: 25-Feb-2014 |
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Equipment 20in RC Optical Systems telescope Operating at f/8.1 Paramount ME Robotic Telescope Mount SBIG ST10XME CCD camera with color filter wheel LRGB color production was used to create this image. This object is fairly low in the southern sky as viewed from Kitt Peak. Digital Development (DDP) via Maxim/DL was also used in order to display the very dim and very bright details of the image simultaneously. Luminance = 105 minutes binned 1x1 Red = 20 minutes binned 2x2 Green = 20 minutes binned 2x2 Blue = 20 minutes binned 2x2 Minimum credit line: Adam Block/NOAO/AURA/NSF
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