NGC5033 - Spiral Galaxy

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NGC5033, at a distance of about 40-60 million light years, is a spiral galaxy with beautifully “flailing” arms, roughly the same size as our Milky Way Galaxy.

Imaged March 3 and March 4 2017, with a Celestron 11” Edge at f/10 and QSI683WSG with Astrodon RGB filters. Roughly 16 exposures of R, G, and B images.

Resolution ........ 0.397 arcsec/pix
Rotation .......... 102.260 deg
Focal ............. 2807.80 mm
Pixel size ........ 5.40 um
Field of view ..... 21' 14.2" x 16' 15.9"
Image center ...... RA: 13 13 27.217  Dec: +36 35 39.65