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NGC 4725

Started by jthommes, 05/06/2012 11:52PM
Posted 05/06/2012 11:52PM Opening Post
Here is an image of NGC4725 and it's lesser cohorts NGC 4747 and NGC 4712. There is that interesting feature of NGC 4725 of it being a one armed galaxy. Image and details are at:

http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/NGC4725.htm

Scope - C8 at f/6.9
Camera - ST8300M (Baader LRGB filters)

Jim Thommes

Mak-Newt 152 mm
C8
Megrez II APO
Zenithstar 66 mm APO
G11/Gemini
ST8300M
Artemis285 Camera
Canon 350D DSLR

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Posted 05/07/2012 12:00AM #1
Pretty cool target Jim, you sure get a lot of targets in a month! Good for you! grin

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Posted 05/07/2012 04:09PM #2
Jim Thommes said:

Here is an image of NGC4725 and it's lesser cohorts NGC 4747 and NGC 4712. There is that interesting feature of NGC 4725 of it being a one armed galaxy. Image and details are at:

http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/NGC4725.htm

Scope - C8 at f/6.9
Camera - ST8300M (Baader LRGB filters)

Nice. You do galaxies with smaller telescopes as well as anyone I've ever seen.

Jim