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# HD 14771 and Galactic Friends
- URL: https://macobservatory.com/hd-14771-and-galactic-friends/
- Published: 2018-12-06T06:08:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-10T15:58:58.000Z
- Author: Andrew Burwell
- Tags: Imaging, #deep-sky

I managed to produce a neat image over the last two nights. I centered the star HD14771 to place NGC 891 in the lower right and a galaxy cluster in the upper left. After two nights of imaging, I had around 13 hours. I placed it all together today. Turns out that the galaxy cluster was only a few of the total galaxies in this image. In all, there are 79.  

Captured in[EKOS/Kstars](https://macobservatory.com/an-overview-of-ekos-astrophotography-suite-on-the-mac/)

Integrated with slight processing in[Astro Pixel Processor](https://macobservatory.com/processing-a-bi-color-narrowband-astronomy-image-in-astro-pixel-processor-on-the-mac/)

Completed processing in[PixInsight](https://pixinsight.com/?ref=macobservatory.com)and Photoshop

Overlay done in[Observatory](https://macobservatory.com/observatory-astronomy-image-catalog-application-for-the-mac/)

  
**Equipment used and shown in photo:**  
Imaging telescope or lens:Astro-Tech AT6RC  
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool  
Mount:Celestron Advanced VX  
Guiding telescope or lens:Orion 60mm Guide Scope  
Guiding camera:ZWO ASI224MC  
Focal reducer:Astro-Physics CCDT67  
Software:Astro Pixel Processor  
Filters:Astrodon Tru-Balance Blue E-Series Gen 2 31mm, Astrodon Tru-Balance Green E-Series Gen 2 31mm, Astrodon Tru-Balance Red E-Series Gen 2 31mm, Astrodon Tru-Balance Luminance E-Series Gen 2 31mm  
Accessory:MoonLite CSL 2.5" Focuser with High Res Stepper Motor  
  
  
![ In this overlay, done in Observatory on the Mac, you can see all 79 galaxies highlighted. ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8d/3a/8d3ae6c9-185e-49c7-b8a6-36d44545d9f9/content/images/2026/03/galaxy-overlay-format-original.webp)

In this overlay, done in Observatory on the Mac, you can see all 79 galaxies highlighted.

![ Here’s the scope that took the image. The AT6RC with CCDT67 reducer and ZWO ASI1600MM-C camera. ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8d/3a/8d3ae6c9-185e-49c7-b8a6-36d44545d9f9/content/images/2026/03/img_0318-format-original.webp)

Here’s the scope that took the image. The AT6RC with CCDT67 reducer and ZWO ASI1600MM-C camera.