NGC891 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda

NGC891

NGC891 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda. Magnitude 10.0, 13.5 x 2.8 arcminutes

Discovered by William Herschel in 1784.

NGC 891 is a fine edge-on spiral with a faint dust lane along its equator. It was discovered by William Herschel on October 6, 1784, and cataloged as H V.19. However, in the appendix to his first catalog, he confused it with his H V.18 (M110, NGC 205) when discussing the discoveries of his siter Caroline Herschel; this remark was picked up by Admiral Smyth and later authors so that it was wrongly attributed to Caroline for a long time.

[ source: SEDS.ORG ]

Technical details:
Scope: AP155 w 0.75x TCC155
Camera: StarlightXpress Trius SX814 w Gen II Astrodons
Mount: Paramount ME w MKS5000 electronics
Guiding: SBIG ST402ME / Borg 60mm achromat

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Luminance 43 x 5min each
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