NGC891 - The Outer Limits Galaxy by AstronomyMan

Photography • Space • posted on Nov 02, 2006

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OK, I am off that Frenchman's list of things 'wot aint comets n'est pas' and am on a list compiled by a very excentic Englishman called Patrick Caldwell-Moore (of Sky At Night fame). This is a wonderful edge on spiral galaxy. Some of you may recognize it from the opening and closing credits of an old Television program called the Outer Limits. It is 10 million light years away (thats a mind boggling distance). Taken with a Philips ToUcam webcam on an 8 inch reflecting telescope. 50 x 120 sec exposures stacked and averaged in AIP4WIN and post processed in PaintShop Pro X.

Comments (8)

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TwoPynts

12:03PM | Thu, 02 November 2006

What, no comments yet? What is amazing is your ability to capture these spectacular image. I do recognize this from the Outer Limits and images I have seen on APoD and elsewhere. Really top notch work. Hey, did you catch that NOVA special on the Monster of the Milky Way? Great stuff...

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short_ribs

1:01PM | Thu, 02 November 2006

Stunning shot! sigh How awesome can a shot get? Ya done an amazing job capturing this one buddy! Thanks for sharing! Hope you are keeping well!

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Onslow

1:59PM | Thu, 02 November 2006

Fantastic image - outstanding work !!!

Valerie-Ducom

2:47PM | Thu, 02 November 2006

oh yes, very impressiv picture and excellent color!!! Fantastic!! Good day ;)

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mamabobbijo

4:49PM | Thu, 02 November 2006

Gorgeous! Mind boggling as well that you can photograph something that far off! Thanks for sharing. BJ

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teoratiu

1:47AM | Fri, 03 November 2006

I have to thank peole like you that I can see things I only imagine. Great capture.

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kimariehere

6:00AM | Sat, 11 November 2006

i am amazed at this !! so wonderful to see something so far far away!! awesome work!!

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AnteriorLobe

7:57PM | Sat, 16 December 2006

Great shot! I know how hard it is to get quality astro-pictures from a relatively small scope. (Or, perhaps, I should just say, I was extremely pathetic at it years and years ago.) Nice picture!