IC 342
Spiral Galaxy IC342 is located roughly 11 million light-years from Earth. Its face-on appearance in the skyas opposed to our tilted and edge-on views of many other nearby galaxies, such as the large spiral galaxy Andromeda (M31)makes IC342 a prime target for studies of star formation and astrochemistry.
| Observatory: | Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | KPNO 4-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF) |
| Date of Observation: | 01-10-2007 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (green), I (orange) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x5min for BR, 5x6min for H-alpha and 5x3min for V |
| Location of Image: | Camelopardalis |
| Field of View: | 36.0 x 36.4 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is left, East is down |
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