NGC 7331 – The Deerlick Galaxy

Description:

NGC 7331 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 42.4 million l.y. from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. With a diameter of about 100,000 light years, it is the main component of a cluster of galaxies known as the Deer Lick group.

Technical details:

Telescope: Celestron Edge HD14 and 0.7x focal reducer
Mount: Paramount MX+
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MM
Filters Baader LRGB and H-alpha
Exposures:
Luminance filter: 58 x 6 min in bin 2×2 mode
Red filter: 10 x 6 min
Green filter: 8 x 6 min
Blue filter: 9 x 6 min
H-alpha filter: 18 x 10 min
Date: September 2024
Location: Ste-Sophie, Qc