RA: 13h 13.5m Dec: +36º 36' Mag: 10.75 Size (ly):185,000 Distance (ly):60 million
RA: 13h 13.5m Dec: +36º 36' Mag: 10.75 Size (ly):185,000 Distance (ly):60 million
NGC 5033 is a spiral galaxy located in canes Venatici with a bright core and low surface brightness arms. It is classified as a Seyfert type due to its bright active galactic nuclei (AGN) producing strong emissions in several spectral lines including Helium, Nitrogen, Oxygen and Hydrogen. These high velocity emissions are believed to be originating from an accretion disk surrounding a central black hole in the center of the galaxy.
| Location & Date |
Backyard, Abbott Observatory - March 21,23-25,27, 2009 Temperature - Low 30's F |
| Telescope | Deep Sky Instruments RC10C , F/7.3 on a Losmandy G11 Gemini, Prime Focus, Image scale 0.82 arcsec/pixel |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-2000XM w/CFW8, AO8 Astrodon Tru Balance LRGB Filters CCD temp -15°C |
| Exposure Times | (L) 22 X 10, (R) 13x10, (G) 11x10,(B) 11x10 Minutes, Bin 1x1 |
| Other Information |
Image acquisition/focus/guiding/dither - CCD Autopilot4 w/CCDSoft/TheSky6/PinPoint |
| Image Processing |
* Images Plus 3.75a- Calibration, Grading, Normalize, Alignment, Sigma Average Combine, Mild DDP * Adobe CS4 - L+RGB combine, Levels, Curves, Sharpening, Cropping, NR, JPEG conversion |
