M77 - Seyfert Galaxy in Cetus
Description: A small but bright Seyfert galaxy in Cetus. One of the few digital images taken with my home-made 8" Newtonian telescope. M77 (NGC1068) is a magnitude 9.6 galaxy, 7 x 6 arc minutes in size with a very bright nucleus. Camera: SBIG ST-8, CFW8 Optics: 8" f6 Newtonian Filter: none Exposure: 3 x 20 minutes at -25C. Guiding: self guided Location: S.W. of High River, Alberta. Date: November 13th, 2004

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