NGC 925 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum, and is about 45 million light-years away.

Date: Dec 29, 2010 8:34PM PST

Location: Victoria Centre Observatory, Observatory Hill, Victoria, BC, Canada


Equipment: QSI 583C CCD camera; Tele Vue NP127is; Paramount ME, Orion autoguider

Image parameters: 30x1 min exp, 1x1bin; one shot colour. 10x1 minute dark & bias frames; 1.8°C ambient temperature; CCD temperature -25°C

Processing:
ImagesPlus 3.82 x64 - Auto Image Set Processing for generic RGB; calibrate using dark & bias frames. Digital Development - aggressive contrast stretch applied.
ACDSee Pro 3: reduce colour depth from 48 bit to 24 bit; save as jpg.