Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC981 Silver Sliver Galaxy

30-Apr-2026 12:49 ADT 30-Apr-2026 15:49 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


NGC981 Silver Sliver Galaxy, 12-Nov-2018

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD2
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 8 ea @ 120s R,G,B 2x2; 8 @ 300s L 1x1
Total Exposure: 88m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 30 Mly
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