NGC 1961

Combination of 10, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG ST-9E CCD. 14" f/11 schmidt-cassegrain telescope and an f/6.3 focal reducer.

NGC 1961 is a fairly large and bright, face-on spiral galaxy in Camelopardus. At magnitude 11.5, it is easily visible in an 8" telescope. The small galaxy to the upper left of NGC 1961 is the 14.8 magnitude PGC 17659.

Combination of 30, 2 minute images.
SBIG ST-9E CCD. 30" f/5 newtonian at prime focus.

Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.