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ROOISAND Remote @ Rooisand Desert Ranch
Lacerta N25010c Newtonian, f/D = 4 QHY 268m PH, Baader CMOS - Ha-LRGB filter
Skywatcher EQ8
L 72x5min / R 42x5 min / G 44x5min / B 47x5 min / Ha 55x5 min
21 h 40 min
data acquired remotely using Voyager Advanced data acquisition by: Markus Blauensteiner, Oliver Schneider & Faried Abu-Salih
NGC 3109 in Hydra
Spiral Galaxy (SB(s)m)
19‘ x 3.7‘
9.8 mag (V)
Hya
2023-05-21+22+23 + 2023-06-03+04+05+06+07+08+09+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+18
4.5 Mio ly
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NGC 3109 is either a Magellanic-type irregular galaxy or a small spiral galaxy (in which case it would be the smallest spiral galaxy in the local group). The HII region east of the galaxy is an outcrop of the giant Gum 12 nebula.