100% crop 300 Million Light years away and over 500,000 light years across, NGC 6872 (top right) is the second largest spiral galaxy known in the universe! Read more here: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1437a/ Orion Optics AG12 F3.8 Starlightxpress SXVF-H694, SX USB CFW, SX OAG unit + Atlas Focuser LRGB = 12.5hrs 1hr 1hr 1hr = 15.5hrs total exposure (bin 1X1) New Deep-Sky RGB Astronomik filters -20C chip temp, flats used but no dark frames. Focal length 1120mm Image scale 0.84"/pix Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar Comments Taken over nights, clear, no moon, reasonably good seeing Equipment setup: http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/151108788/original Some links to equipment used to take this image: Orion Optics UK http://www.orionoptics.co.uk/ StarlightXpress CCD Cameras and imaging equipment http://www.sxccd.com/products Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras: http://www.flicamera.com/ Astro Shop (Aus) http://www.astroshop.com.au/ Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller: http://www.astro-electronic.de/ Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters: http://www.astronomik.com/en/home http://www.gerdneumann.net/ MSB Software & Astroart 5 http://www.msb-astroart.com/ Catseye Collimation http://www.catseyecollimation.com/ STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software: http://www.staratlaspro.com/
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