NGC 2655 - 4.12.2021 at 19.01 Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio Observation number 103214

Visibility I / V

Toni Veikkolainen, Veikko Mäkelä, Kari Laihia, Keski-Uudenmaan Altair

Lens galaxies are not very common subjects for me and this picture well shows why this is the case. The subject is not particularly toned in its features.

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Additional information

Observation target
- Deep space object
Designation
- NGC 2655
Constellation
- Camelopardalis
Field of view
31 arc minutes
Weather
- Lähes selkeää, ei Kuuta näkyvissä

Darkness
- Excellent
Seeing
- Good
Limiting magnitude
- 6.5
Galaxies
- Elliptic galaxy
  
  Elliptic galaxy is an oval or roundish shaped distant stellar system, which have no spiral arms. These galaxies look as fuzzy spots with telescopes.
  
  The elliptic galaxy Centaurus A aka NGC 5128 in the middle of image is splitted by a dust lane. Image Toni Veikkolainen.

Technical information

Alluna RC16, C415 / 3320, Moravian G4-16000 EC Mark II, with filter L 11 x 120 s, 20 x dark, 12 x flat, 20 x bias, 3x binning, image cropped

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NGC 2655 - 4.12.2021 at 19.01 Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio Observation number 103214