About image
NGC 5033 is a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici constellation.
It has apparent dimensions 10.7’x5’ and magnitude 10.8: its distance is 40
million light yeras and its diameter is 125000 light years, so it is slightly
larger than Milky Way.
It is characterized by very pronounced spiral arms, especially in the outer parts where on the left side one can see like the begin of a tidal tail.
The galaxy core is compact and very bright: it is surrounded by thick dust lanes which connect to the spiral arms.
Technical data
Optic
GSO RC12 Truss - Aperture 304mm, focal lenght 2432mm,
f/8
Mount 10Micron GM2000 HPSII
Camera Moravian G3-16200 with external filter wheel 7
positions
Filters Astrodon Gen2 E-Serie Tru-Balance 50mm unmounted LRGB
Guiding system OAG Moravian M68 with guide camera Moravian
G1-0301
Exposure details L 21x600" bin2 -30C + 6x600" bin2 -20C + 20x15" bin2 -20C
R 24x300" bin2 -20C
G 16x300" bin2 -20C
B 17x300" bin2 -20C
Total integration 9.3h
Acquisition Voyager, PHD2
Processing Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5
SQM-L 21.5
Location Promiod (Aosta Valley, Italy), own remote
observatory
Date 1/24 February, 20 May 2020