[back] NGC 4631 & 4656 (The Whales) in Canes Venatici [NED]
Higher resolved image / höher aufgelöstes Bild (2600 x2141 Pixel)
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Type SBcd (NGC 4631) SBm (NGC4656), distance ~ 3.6Mpc/12MLy NGC4631) , 2.8Mpc/8.4MLy NGC4656) . |
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About this Image / Über dieses Bild
| CCD: | SBIG STL-11000M |
| Image Type, Orientation: | L-RGB Composite, North is at 11:45h |
| Exposure time: | L: 14x900 sec., R,B :4x900 sec., G :5x900 sec., all 1x1 bin (6 ¾ h total) |
| Exposure date: | June 8th/11th/13th 2007 |
| Location: | Skinakas Observatory at Crete, Greece, remote-controlled from Bad Arolsen/Germany |
| Filter: | SBIG 2" LRGB filter set for STL |
| Instrument: | Ganymed 60cm-Hypergraph in primary focus (f=1815.9 mm) |
| Photographer: | Josef Pöpsel, Stefan Binnewies |
| Remarks: |
Apart from the test image of
M3 the picture
of the "Whales" is the first one shot by remote-controlling Ganymed via
internet. |
| Bemerkungen: |
Abgesehen von dem Testbild von
M3 ist die
Aufnahme der „Wale“ das erste Bild, das über das Internet ferngesteuert
entstanden ist. |
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