NGC 1023

About image 

NGC 1023 is a lenticular barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Perseus at a distance of about 32 million light-years: it is the brightest member of the NGC 1023 group, which also includes NGC 891 and NGC 925.
This galaxy is characterized by the fact that it possesses a particular type of star cluster, called faint fuzzies, which appear to be a sort of globular cluster, born from the merger of other clusters: this type of cluster has only been found in two other galaxies: NGC 3384 and NGC 5195, the companion to M51 (source: Wikipedia)
It's not a particularly spectacular galaxy or full of details, but having already taken NGC 891 and NGC 925 I thought it was good to complete the "picture" of the most significant members of its group.

Technical data
Optic         GSO RC12 Truss - Aperture 304mm, focal lenght 2432mm, f/8
Mount       10Micron GM2000 HPSII
Camera        ZWO ASI 2600 MM Pro with filter wheel 7 positions
Filters        Astrodon Gen2 E-Serie Tru-Balance 50mm unmounted LRGB  
Guiding system   ZWO OAG-L with guide camera ASI 174MM
Exposure details  L 23x300" bin3 -25C

             R 12x300" bin3 -20C + 5x300" bin3 -25C
             G 12x300" bin3 -20C + 6x300" bin3 -25C
          B 12x300" bin3 -20C + 6x300" bin3 -25C

          Gain 100 
Total integration  6h20'
Acquisition      Voyager, PHD2
Processing      Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5, StarXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, BlurXTerminator
SQM-L       21.27   
Location       Promiod (Aosta Valley, Italy), own remote observatory
Date           23/24 January 2022

 

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