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| Description: | This edge-on spiral galaxy shows structure and
detail in its arms. Note the HII regions along the lower edge.
This object is nicknamed the "UFO galaxy", because of its appearance. |
| Exposure Data: | 2/10/2004. LRGB: 30x3mL, 8x3mR,
8x3mG,
8x4mB. RGB binned 2x2. -20°C, .59 arc-sec./pixel. |
| Processing: | Acquired via Sequencer II and CCDSoft, reduced and aligned in Mira, Combined in Sigma, L
2 iterations in CCDSharp, DDP
in Maxim, LLRGB combine, curves, levels and other processing in Photoshop. |
| Optical System: | 14.5” Ritchey-Chretien RCOS Truss @ F/6.4,
ST-10XME NABG/CFW-8A
CCD camera, Paramount ME. Unguided! |
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