
Image Details
| Image | The Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC6744 20060902 |
| Telescope |
Observatory mounted 12-inch f/5 Newtonian telescope
on Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount. |
| Guiding | Autoguided with SBIG 402 on 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDOps. |
| Camera |
Canon EOS 300D Digital - Hα enabled (modified). |
| Exposures | 11 x 5-minute exposures @ ISO 400. |
| Total Exposure time | 55-minutes. |
| Filter/equipment |
Baader 2" Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector. Baader 2" UV/IR Cut Filter. |
| Processing | Dark
frame subtraction, bias and flat-fielded in Iris, masked in Photoshop and a little Noiseware. |
| Exposure Date | 2007 Sep 2nd |
(C) Copyright 2007 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au