| NGC 2280 is a large spiral galaxy that lies about 75 million light-years away towards the constellation of Canis Major. This galaxy, that is thought to be similar in shape and size to our own Milky Way galaxy, is the dominant member of the NGC 2280 Group of galaxies. |
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| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1600GTO |
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| Telescope | TEC RC 20" f/9 with corrector (f=4492mm) |
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| Camera |
FLI PL16803 |
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| Filter |
Astrodon LRGB |
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| Exposure |
Lum 36 x 6min
RGB á 11 x 6min |
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| Total |
6h 36min | |
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| Date |
Feb 2014 |
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| Location |
Hacienda los Andes / Chile |
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Image acquisition by CEDIC team (Bernhard Hubl, Christoph Kaltseis,Wolfgang Leitner und Herbert Walter) Image processing by Bernhard Hubl