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M110 is located in the constellation of
Andromeda and is a satellite galaxy of M31.
M110 is the last of the objects in the Messier catalog being officially
added after 1967. Messier did not catalog this galaxy himself although
there's evidence that he did observe it some 20 years prior to Caroline
Herschel who is credited with the discovery. M110 is elliptical in
shape and has pronounced dust lanes just visible in this image but not
visible visually. M110, like it's parent, is about 2.5 million light
years distant.
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Date: 08/02/1008
Location:
CRO
Telescope: LX200 10" SCT @ f/6.3
Mount: AP-1200
Camera: Hutech Modified
Canon 350D
Exposure Count: 50 x 3 minutes, 2.5 hour total
exposure
Guiding: SBIG ST-402ME, CCDSoft
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Post Processing: |
ImagesPlus: Dark and flat calibration, align and
combine, digital development
Photoshop CS3: Smart sharpen, levels, curves, color
saturation
NeatImage: Noise reduction
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