Designation | NGC 55, Bennett 1 |
Constellation | Sculptor (Scl) |
Description | A fine example of an edge-on barred spiral galaxy of the Magellanic type, this member of the Sculptor group is around 5 million lightyears distant. Its 25' x 3' asymmetric size is spindle shaped . |
Exposure | LRGB 30:30:30:60 min @ -18°C |
Camera | SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + Astronomik Type II LRGB Filterset |
Optics | Astro-Physics AP155EDFS @ f/7.2 (prime focus) |
Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Registar, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 |
Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 10Aug2002 - 06:00 UTC |
Conditions | Transparency 5-6, Seeing 5-6, Temperature +10°C |