Cropped from full frame

Looking like it has been drawn with a Spirograph and about 7.5' X 5.5' in size, NGC 1398 is an
isolated barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a very geometrical double ring structure that resembles a
Dreamcatcher. It is located 65 million light years from the Earth, in the constellation of Fornax.
The galaxy, with a diameter of 135,000 light years, is slightly larger than the Milky Way and has
over 100 billion stars.

Orion Optics AG12 F3.8
Starlightxpress SXVR-H694, SX USB CFW, SX OAG unit + Atlas Focuser
LRGB = 240 60 60 70 = 7.15hrs 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
Data collected over three nights, 20 & 26 Aug and 1 Sept 2017, no moon, good seeing

Equipment setup:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/sxvrh694_gear

Some links to equipment used to take this image:

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/