NGC 5866 - Dust and Light
Image Title: NGC 5866 - Dust and Light
Copyright: Oli B.
Date image was taken: May 23, 2026
Location: Imsbach, Germany, B4-5
Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup
Description and Details: NGC 5866, often referred to as the Spindle Galaxy (and historically linked to Messier 102), is a striking edge-on lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Draco. This LRGB image highlights its most defining characteristic: the sharp, narrow dust lane that cuts precisely across the bright, central stellar core. Captured during the clear nights of May with an 8-inch Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, the processing focused on maintaining a clean background while preserving the subtle details within the galaxy's faint outer halo and the various small background galaxies scattered across the field.
Equipment:
>Optics: RC 8" with 0.67x Reducer
>Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
>Camera: QHY minicam8
>Filters: LRGB
>Software: Siril, Adobe Photoshop, RC-Astro Tools
Exposure Details:
>Luminance: 175 x 120s (5.8h)
>RGB: 240 x 120s total (8.0h)
Total Integration: 13.8 hours
Name: Oliver Betha
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