NGC 5846

3 minutes exposure taken through cloud, SBIG ST-4 CCD imager.
300mm f/6 newtonian telescope at prime focus.

NGC 5846 is a bright eliptical galaxy in Virgo. In an 8" telescope, it appears circular patch of light with a bright centre.

Combination of 15, 3 minute images using red, green and blue filters.
SBIG ST-9E CCD. 5" f/5 refractor 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.
The bright, face-on barred spiral galaxy to the left of NGC 5846 is the 10.8 magnitude NGC 5850 , while the small fainter galaxy on the right is the 12.5 magnitude NGC 5845.