| OBJECT |
M33 -
NGC 598 (Triangulum Galaxy) (image is
reduced-size | other sizes: medium
, original)
Distance:
3 million light years |
| Telescope |
Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 |
| Mount |
Takahashi EM200 Temma II |
| Camera |
QSI 690wsg @ -15C
Night of First Light!!! |
| Filters |
Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen
2 |
| Guider |
SX Lodestar |
| Settings |
9x10min L (bin1x1); 4x5min ea RGB
(bin2x2); AstroArt5, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) |
Date/Location
Notes |
12,15 December 2017 - Las Cruces, NM
Published as Astronomy Magazine
Picture of the Day, 21 Feb 18 (screenshot).
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This image is LRGB and was imaged over 2 nights.
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Copyright Jeffrey O. Johnson
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