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Featured in the July 2009 edition of US Astronomy magazine

********* About this Image ***************

This lovely chain of galaxies is on the border of Grus and Pisces Austrinus. The nine brightest
members, left to right are: IC 7421, 7418, 7418A, 5264, 1459, 5269A, 5269B, 5269, 5270

The large Eliptical IC 1459 near the centre is the largest and brightest galaxy at 4.9' X 3.5' and
mag 10.5 while the beautiful open spiral galaxy IC 7418 lower left is the largest spiral at
3.75' X 2.5'and mag 11.5. There are also a number of faint and diffuse elliptical/irregular galaxies
in the field.

AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO refractor with 4" field flattener
FLI ProLine11002 CCD & CFW-2-7
LRGB = 140 30 30 30min (all bin 1X1) Astronomik filters
-35C chip temp, darks and flats (AstroHandy LightRing used for flats)
12MPPS download speed = 1.5sec/full frame download at bin 1X1.
FOV = 1.8deg X 1.2deg at 1.4"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9

Comments:
A number of spurious internal optical reflections are evident in the image.
Taken from Wiruna, the dark sky site of the Astronomical Society of NSW
see set-up here:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/81003751/original

Some links to equipment used to take this image:

Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:

http://www.fli-cam.com/

Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller:

http://www.astro-electronic.de/

Gerd Neumann/Astronomik filters:

http://www.gerd.neumann.net/

http://www.astronomik.com/

MSB Software & Astroart 4

http://www.msb-astroart.com/

STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software:

http://www.skylab.com.au/

AstroHandy Accessories

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/astrohandy_lightring

http://www.astrohandy.com

CCTV.com Security and Surveillance Equipment

http://www.123-cctv.com/