| The Andromeda Needle (NGC 891) | |
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| Imager | Doug Clapp |
| Date | 1998 September 28 |
| Location | MacDonald's Farm, Thomasburg, Ontario |
| Exposure | 21 minutes (7 x 3min) |
| Scope | Meade 10" LX-200 @ f/6.3 |
| Camera | Starlight Xpress MX5C |
| Notes |
This Starlight Xpress MX5C colour image was acquired and processed with MaximDL, then given a final tweak in Adobe Photoshop. With a picture this big and bright, It is hard to imagine that this galaxy is visually just on the edge of visibility. |