NGC 210

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NGC 210 is a rather strange galaxy due to its structure. The inner portion is very bright and the two dust lanes (just perceptible here) give way to spiral structure. Yet the outer two filamentary arms are almost disconnected, making the galaxy better described as a barred spiral. These ring-like galaxies have been studied by astronomers to better understand how various shapes of galaxies evolve. This galaxy is around 71 million light years away.

Equipment

20in RC Optical Systems telescope Operating at f/8.4
Paramount ME Robotic Telescope Mount
SBIG ST10XME CCD camera with color filter wheel

L R G B color production was used to create this image.

Luminance = 60 minutes binned 1x1
 Red = 20 minutes binned 2x2
 Green = 20 minutes binned 2x2
 Blue = 20 minutes binned 2x2
  • Two iterations of L-R deconvolution (sharpening) algorithm using CCDsharp were applied to the luminance image.

  • Digital Development (DDP) via Maxim/DL was also used in order to display the the very dim and very bright details of the image simultaneously.

    • Minimum credit line: Dale Cupp/Flynn Haase/NOAO/AURA/NSF

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    Updated: 7/25/2006