- Object Information:
- NGC 7814 - This nearly edge-on spiral galaxy is located within the constellation of Pegasus. Its distance is not accurately known but is estimated to lie between 40 million and 50 million light years distant. A careful look at this image will reveal a multitude of tiny and very distant background galaxies. Only five of the background galaxies shown in this image are brighter than magnitude 20.
- 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 NABG CCD,
- Exposure Information:
- August 7, 2005
- A sum of fifteen 360 second exposures.
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