NGC 3166 & NGC 3169

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NGC 3169 (to the right) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sextans approximately 75 million light years from Earth. Gravitational interaction with nearby spiral galaxy NGC 3166 has distorted its spiral arms. The galaxies will eventually merge. NGC 3165, the smaller galaxy to the far left, is also a member of this group.

This image was taken with 7 telescopes over three nights from our observatory in Samphran, Thailand, about an hour west of Bangkok. More than 73 hours of data was collected through L, R, G and B filters.

SC Observatory team: Mike Selby, Stefan Schmidt, Andy Chatman

 

Object details

Galaxy in Sextans

Right Ascension: 10h 14m 15.1s

Declination: 03° 3′ 58.03″

Magnitude: 10.3

Moon Age Average: N/A

Moon Phase Average: N/A

Imaging Setup

Location:

SC Observatory, Central Thailand

Date:
Jan 27, 2019, Jan 28, 2019 and Jan 29, 2019
Telescope:
Officina Stellare RiLA 600
Focal Length:
3000 mm
F-Ratio:
F/5
Mount:
Officina Stellare Direct Drive Polar Fork
Camera:
FLI ML 16200
Image Scale:
0.41 arcseconds/pixel
Imaging Software:

Voyager

Processing Software:

Adobe Photoshop

PixInsight 1.8

Exposure Detail

Filter Filter Brand Bin Qty Exposure
L Astrodon 1x 109 480

Imaging Setup

Location:

SC Observatory, Central Thailand

Date:
Jan 27, 2019, Jan 28, 2019 and Jan 29, 2019
Telescope:
Officina Stellare RiFAST 400
Focal Length:
2280 mm
F-Ratio:
F/5.7
Mount:
Planewave L500 Direct Drive Polar Fork
Camera:
FLI ML 29052
Image Scale:
0.50 arcseconds/pixel
Imaging Software:

Voyager

Processing Software:

Adobe Photoshop

PixInsight 1.8

Exposure Detail

Filter Filter Brand Bin Qty Exposure
L Astrodon 1x 106 420

Imaging Setup

Location:

SC Observatory, Central Thailand

Date:
Jan 27, 2019, Jan 28, 2019 and Jan 29, 2019
Telescope:
Officina Stellare RiDK 400
Focal Length:
2800 mm
F-Ratio:
F/7
Mount:
10 Micron GM 3000
Camera:
FLI ML 16200
Image Scale:
0.44 arcseconds/pixel
Imaging Software:

Voyager

Processing Software:

Adobe Photoshop

PixInsight 1.8

Exposure Detail

Filter Filter Brand Bin Qty Exposure
L Astrodon 1x 65 480

Imaging Setup

Location:

SC Observatory, Central Thailand

Date:
Jan 28, 2019 and Jan 29, 2019
Telescope:
Officina Stellare Veloce RH 300
Focal Length:
900 mm
F-Ratio:
F/3
Mount:
Officina Stellare Polar Fork
Camera:
FLI PL 29052
Image Scale:
1.26 arcseconds/pixel
Imaging Software:

Voyager

Processing Software:

Adobe Photoshop

PixInsight 1.8

Exposure Detail

Filter Filter Brand Bin Qty Exposure
R Astrodon 1x 57 300
B Astrodon 1x 46 300

Imaging Setup

Location:

SC Observatory, Central Thailand

Date:
Jan 28, 2019 and Jan 29, 2019
Telescope:
Officina Stellare Veloce RH 300
Focal Length:
900 mm
F-Ratio:
F/3
Mount:
Officina Stellare Polar Fork
Camera:
FLI PL 16803
Image Scale:
2.06 arcseconds/pixel
Imaging Software:

Voyager

Processing Software:

Adobe Photoshop

PixInsight 1.8

Exposure Detail

Filter Filter Brand Bin Qty Exposure
R Baader 1x 118 300

Imaging Setup

Location:

SC Observatory, Central Thailand

Date:
Jan 28, 2019 and Jan 29, 2019
Telescope:
Officina Stellare Veloce RH 300
Focal Length:
900 mm
F-Ratio:
F/3
Mount:
Officina Stellare Polar Fork
Camera:
FLI PL 16803
Image Scale:
2.06 arcseconds/pixel
Imaging Software:

Voyager

Processing Software:

Adobe Photoshop

PixInsight 1.8

Exposure Detail

Filter Filter Brand Bin Qty Exposure
G FLI Chroma 1x 114 300

Imaging Setup

Location:

SC Observatory, Central Thailand

Date:
Jan 28, 2019 and Jan 29, 2019
Telescope:
Officina Stellare Veloce RH 300
Focal Length:
900 mm
F-Ratio:
F/3
Mount:
Officina Stellare Polar Fork
Camera:
FLI ML 29052
Image Scale:
1.26 arcseconds/pixel
Imaging Software:

Voyager

Processing Software:

Adobe Photoshop

PixInsight 1.8

Exposure Detail

Filter Filter Brand Bin Qty Exposure
B Astrodon 1x 118 300

Total Exposure Time

73 hours, 19 minutes

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