EQUIPMENT Telescope ---- 12.5" RCOS RC at 114" FL
Mount -------- Astro-Physics AP1200
Camera ------- SBIG ST8E/CFW8
Guided ------- SBIG AO7
ASTRO IMAGES By Doug Wheeland
NGC 3079 - Galaxy in Ursa Major
EQUIPMENT
Telescope ---- 12.5" RCOS RC at
114" FL
Mount -------- Astro-Physics AP1200
Camera ------- SBIG ST8E/CFW8
Guided ------- SBIG AO7
IMAGE INFORMATION
03 Mar. 2005
200 min. Total
20 min. Sub-Exposures
Unfiltered
Acquired Using MaxIm CCD
PROCESSING
Data Reduction Using MaxIm DL
Finished Using Adobe Photo Shop
LOCATION
Star Ranch Road Observatory
South Western Colorado Springs
Elevation 6500 Feet
This galaxy, classed as a SB(s)c LINER, has been recently classed as a Seyfert 2. There is a galactic outflow or "Super Bubble", not visible in my image, that is driven by star burst activity around the core.
All Images Copyright Douglas R. Wheeland (c)2005
