Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC 7331 and Stephan's Quintet

15-May-2026 09:08 ADT 15-May-2026 12:08 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, 29-Aug-2014

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 6x 5m ea L,G,B; 5x 5m R
Total Exposure: 1h55m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 40 Mly (7331 and Deer Lick group); 300 Mly (Stephan's)
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