Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 50 x 10s unfiltered images. Image taken 01/05/2006 21:07-21:19 UT.
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| Description: M102 is a bright galaxy in Draco. Seen edge-on,
the dark streak running through the middle of the galaxy is a dust lane,
which blocks the light from behind it.
Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 50 x 10s unfiltered images. Image taken 01/05/2006 21:07-21:19 UT. |
Physical information: Magnitude: 10.8, size: 6.5'x3.1', p.a. 128 degrees, classification: S0-a, aka NGC5866.