Object Information:

 

NGC 7331
Mag. - 9.5
Constellation - Pegasus
Distance -  estimated to be 48 million light years,
Size - unknown

  Imaged at: 

 

Mt. Laguna, Cleveland National Forest, San Diego County, California;
Elevation - 5,400 feet

  Equipment:  

 

Optics -   RC Optical Systems 10" Ritchey-Chrétien optical tube at f/9,
Mount - Astro Physics 1200 GTO,
Camera - Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) ST-10XME CCD,
Filter - SBIG CFW-8 with CRGB filters

  Exposure Information:

 

September 24, 2006
A combination of twelve 8 minute exposures.  

  Camera Control Software:

 

CCD Soft Ver. 5

  Image Processing Software:

 

Image calibration - MIRA AP 7; Final processing - Photoshop CS