Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC 7331 and Stephan's Quintet

15-May-2026 09:06 ADT 15-May-2026 12:06 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


NGC 7331 and Stephan's Quintet, 2-Sep-2011

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: none
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D (modified)
ISO: 1600
Frames: 46 @ 1m0s
Total Exposure: 45m26s
Processing: DSS, Photoshop
Distance: 40 Mly (7331 and Deer Lick group); 300 Mly (Stephan's)
 
The intended subject was spiral galaxy NGC 7331, but, by happy coincidence, Stephan's Quintet were in the same frame.