NGC 6217


Combination of 10, 3 minute exposures, SBIG ST-9XE CCD.
16" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain telescope with an f/6.3 focal reducer.

One of the brightest galaxies in Ursa Minor is the barred spiral NGC 6217. It is visible in a 10" telescope as a very faint, elongated haze about a bright, star-like centre.


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