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Full Frame
Main galaxies in the frame top to bottom: IC 4981, NGC 6880, NGC 6877, NGC 6876, IC 4972, PGC 64439
and the mighty NGC 6872 (lower right of centre) which is some 300 million light-years away and
measures a whopping 522,000 light-years across, making it the second largest spiral galaxy known.
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/
Copyright Michael Sidonio 2024
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