NGC 7810 & Crew with Asteroid ...

Back on 2012/11/10:

I was really just looking to test out the camera and off-axis guider.  The skies were clear, but I needed to dodge the trees and found this on the fly.  Turns out there was an asteroid that +Mike Rector helped me find as 771/Libera.

I put the image down for a while as I didn't get the time for fundamentals like calibration files and a good processing routine down.

Turns out there are more hidden gems in this image.

According to WikiSky and some of the UCAC3 catalogs in SkyCharts/CdC, some of the dimmer but still recognizable stars are mag 17.5 or dimmer or beyond.  I count at least 10 by quick count and according the CdC there are the following in this FOV:


Here's the full resoluion version to look at - http://www.astrobin.com/full/33398/B/?real=&mod=

This is the CdC chart with NGC and PGC catalogs

Click for larger version

or link to Interactive WikiSky chart:
http://goo.gl/99Bhs

Here's a full list of what may be visible in this photo:

Catalog	RA	DEC	Type	Name	Magn.
PGC	00h02m11.03s	+13°10'21.4"	Gx	97	m:	PGC:97
PGC	00h02m54.28s	+13°01'13.6"	Gx	215029	m:	PGC:215029
PGC	00h01m55.54s	+13°14'13.6"	Gx	78	m:	PGC:78
SAC	00h02m59.47s	+13°02'30.6"	Gx	NGC	7810	m:13.00
SAC	00h01m59.46s	+13°11'30.6"	Gx	NGC	7803	m:13.10
00h03m38.38s	+13°14'06.2"	As	(771)	Libera	m:	13.5
NGC	00h03m05.48s	+13°01'30.5"	Gx	NGC7810	m:14.00	sbr:13.74
NGC	00h02m05.46s	+13°10'30.6"	Gx	NGC7803	m:14.00	sbr:13.74
PGC	00h02m01.41s	+13°11'11.2"	Gx	NGC7803	m:14.08	PGC:101
PGC	00h03m00.65s	+13°02'48.2"	Gx	NGC7810	m:14.28	PGC:163
PGC	00h02m07.35s	+13°11'17.8"	Gx	108	m:15.30	PGC:108
PGC	00h01m54.86s	+13°13'09.2"	Gx	89	m:15.90	PGC:89
PGC	00h02m26.69s	+13°10'31.3"	Gx	134	m:16.08	PGC:134
PGC	00h01m56.48s	+13°11'17.1"	Gx	92	m:16.78	PGC:92
PGC	00h02m33.83s	+13°19'15.6"	Gx	1426263	m:16.86	PGC:1426263
PGC	00h02m45.45s	+12°57'59.2"	Gx	73211	m:17.30	PGC:73211
PGC	00h03m06.31s	+13°18'51.2"	Gx	1426100	m:17.66	PGC:1426100
PGC	00h02m59.39s	+13°09'29.7"	Gx	1422500	m:17.76	PGC:1422500
PGC	00h01m19.61s	+13°22'49.7"	Gx	1427699	m:17.77	PGC:1427699
PGC	00h03m33.75s	+13°10'16.1"	Gx	1422807	m:17.84	PGC:1422807
PGC	00h01m50.32s	+13°15'38.9"	Gx	1424891	m:17.90	PGC:1424891
PGC	00h02m57.77s	+12°59'35.1"	Gx	215030	m:17.90	PGC:215030
PGC	00h01m32.42s	+13°16'57.4"	Gx	1425381	m:18.04	PGC:1425381
PGC	00h03m08.86s	+13°13'17.6"	Gx	1423969	m:18.18	PGC:1423969
PGC	00h01m49.45s	+12°54'34.2"	Gx	1417100	m:18.40	PGC:1417100

What's truly amazing is HOW many fine details are hidden in a 'quick' 30 minute exposure of a simple, boring area of the sky.

Trying to dig deeper on some galactic stats I found this site:
http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc78.htm#7803

Here the larger and brighter (closer?) galaxy, NGC7803 is estimated at 250 MILLION light-years distant.  Some of the other's I cannot find stats for.  Does this mean they are not measured???

Thanks for reading to the bottom, bonus candy for you!

Mike