NGC 973

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NGC 973 (the edge-on galaxy) and the other large galaxies in this field are located approximately 200 milion light years away. NGC 973 and the nearby group of galaxies are all part of the Perseus-Pisces Supercluster. This particular supercluster is a long, dense wall of galaxies with a length of 300 million light years. Please click HERE to see a nice map of the galaxy groups that make up this supercluster.

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 = 75 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.
  • High winds made acquisition of this data difficult.

    • Minimum credit line: Mark Hanson/Adam Block/NOAO/AURA/NSF

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    Updated: 10/30/2003