The Blue Snowball
(NGC7662) in Andromeda

Date: July 20, 2004
Instrument: 14" f11 Celestron
Mount: AstroPhysics AP1200
Camera: SBIG ST11K
Filters: AstroDon Tru Balance
Guiding: AOL, MOAG, STL-Remote
Luminance: 5 X 5 Min (1X1 Binning)
Red: 3 X 3 Min (2X2 Binning)
Green: 4 X 3 Min (2X2 Binning)
Blue: 4 X 3 Min (2X2 Binning)
Processed in Maxim DL, Images Plus, Picture Window Pro and Photoshop CS2
Location: My Dark Sky Site in Highland County, OH

Object Data:
Visual Magnitude: 9.0
Distance From Earth: 5600 Light Years
Size of Object: ~2 Light Year Across