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Image Information
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Object |
NGC 2403 |
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Coordinates |
RA:
07 36 54.2 Dec: +65 36 52 Camera PA: 16.1 |
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Imaging
by |
Greg
Morgan |
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Date(s) |
February
15 & 17, 2010 |
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Optics |
RCOS
12.5 inch f/9 Ritchey-Chrétien with a
2,857mm focal length |
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Mount |
Paramount
ME |
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Camera |
Apogee
Alta U16M, 9 micron 4098 x 4098 pixels |
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Guiding |
Off-axis
with the Astrodon Monster MOAG and SBIG ST-402XM |
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Field Scale |
0.64 arcseconds / pixel |
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FOV |
39
arc minutes wide, N is down, E is to the right. |
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Chip Temp |
-25 C |
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Filter(s) |
Astrodon LRGB |
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Location |
Sierra
Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake California 4,610 feet |
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Exposure(s) |
L = 20, R = 6, G = 6, B = 6
x 1800 seconds (19 Hours
Total) |
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Binning |
1x1 |
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Software |
CCDAutopilot 4,
MaxIm
DL/CCD,
TheSky 6, CCDStack
with
CCDIS-p
registration, Photoshop CS4,
Russell
Croman's 64-bit GradientXTerminator, 64-bit plug-in for Neat
Image Pro. |
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Image notes |
The
humidity was about 70%. The seeing quality at
the site was
excellent. Shown here is the sub-arc second seeing
data for the evening of the 17th and the morning of the
18th.
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