NGC 6744
Galaxy in the constellation Pavo



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

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