NGC 3079 (UMa) and double-quasar QSO 0957 +561A & B

NGC 3079 (UMa) and double-quasar QSO 0957 +561A & B

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Date/Site: March 18., 2009, AAR-observatory in Presberg
Exposure/
Filter:
L: 4 x 5 minutes (-25°C)
Camera: SBIG ST10XME
Optics/
Instrument:
13"-Newton on the Gemini 41 Observatory mount, Baader coma-corrector
focusing with RoboFocus and MaximDL
Deblooming, darks, alignment and stacking: MaximDL,
levels and curves: Photoshop CS

Remarks: good tranparency, no wind, -2°C, hoar frost.
The famous double-quasar QSO 0957 +561A & B consists of two components with 17.1 and 17.4 mag with a separation of 6". It was the first object where the gravitational lensing effect could be shown on a quasar.

Version with object-identification.

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© Friedhelm Hübner, last revision:  09.12.2024