Jim Burnell's CCD Images - NGC1300 Clicking on the image will display a high-resolution view.

 

Object: NGC1300	Barred Spiral Galaxy	Const.: Eridanus
Camera: SXV-H9	Scope: Vixen R200SS	Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): IR block	Exposure: 12x8m	TeleVue Paracorr
NGC1300 - An face-on barred spiral galaxy in Eridanus. A stack of 12 eight minute exposures using a Vixen R200SS 8" f/4 Newtonian with a Paracorr coma corrector, shooting right through the light dome over NY City. The object was less than 30 degrees off the horizon. The individual exposures were calibrated, defect-corrected and stacked using AIP4WIN V2. This image has been cropped down from its original size.