M108 NGC3556

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

M108 NGC3556 by Ken Crawford

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Image Equipment Details

  • RCOS 20" carbon truss - 100mm FFC
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta u9000
  • SBIG ST402 Guider
  • Astrodon MegaMoag
  • Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters

Exposure Details

  • Clear/ Lum = 435 minutes
  • Red = 180 minutes
  • Green = 180 minutes
  • Blue = 180 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 0 minutes
  • OIII 3nm = 0 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 0 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 4
  • CCDStack
  • Photoshop CS6

About this image


Messier 108 (also known as NGC 3556) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. We are viewing this galaxy at a tilt to us of about 75 degrees so it looks almost edge on. M108 is a member of the Ursa Major Cluster.

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