NGC 891 is a faint galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It is perfectly edge-on from our viewpoint on earth. A prominent dust lane bisects it. It is approximately 10 million light years distant.
• Date: October
14-15, 2002
• Exposure: 60 minutes + 60 minutes
• Telescope: 10" LX-200 f/10
• Guiding: SBIG STV
• Camera: Olympus OM-1
• Film: Kodak Supra 400 (not hypered)
• Scanned: Hewlett Packard S20
• Processing:
Two images combined in RegiStar. Adjusted curves in Adobe Photoshop 6.