OBJECT |
NGC 3953 - Barred spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
(image is reduced-size
crop | other
sizes: medium
,,large)
Distance:
55 million light years |
Telescope |
Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 |
Mount |
Takahashi EM200 Temma II |
Camera |
QSI 690wsg @ -15C |
Filters |
Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen
2 |
Guider |
SX Lodestar |
Settings |
17x10min L (bin1x1); 4x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5,
PI, Fitswork, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) |
Date/Location
Notes |
6 February 2021 - Las Cruces, NM
First time out with the big TOA scope in my new backyard.
In "medium" or "large"
wider field views, PGC 37164 is seen as the relatively large galaxy in
upper right.
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Copyright Jeffrey O. Johnson
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