NGC 5905/8
NGC 5905 and NGC 5908 are two spiral galaxies that are relatively near to each other. NGC 5905, in the upper-right corner, is seen face-on; whereas NGC 5908, in the lower left is seen edge-on. NGC 5908 looks remarkably similar to M104, the Sombrero Galaxy. The many bright, reddish stars in the image are stars within our own galaxy.
| 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: | 04-10-2007 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (green) and I (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x15min in B, 5x10min in V, 5x6min in I |
| Location of Image: | Draco |
| Field of View: | 20.4 x 14.5 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is up, East is to the left |
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