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Object |
NGC 7538
RA 23:13:45.6 DEC 61 28 23.9 |
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Imaging
by |
Greg
Morgan |
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Date(s) |
September
9 to 12, 2007 (4 nights) |
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Optics |
RCOS
12.5 inch f/9 Ritchey-Chrétien with a
2,857mm focal length |
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Mount |
Paramount
ME |
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Camera |
SBIG STL-11000XM |
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Guiding |
Internal
selfguiding with dithering |
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Field Scale |
0.64 arcseconds / pixel |
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FOV |
The full frame FOV = 43' x 30' arcminutes.
North is to the right and East is up. |
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Chip Temp |
-15 C |
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Filter(s) |
Astrodon True
Balance LRGB I-series 50mm |
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Location |
Sierra
Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake California 4,610 feet |
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Exposure(s) |
LRGB =
13 x
1800, 10 x 1800, 9 x 1800, 9 x 1800 seconds (20.5 hours total) |
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Binning |
All
channels at
1x1 |
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Camera control |
MaxIm DL 4 /
CCDAutopilot 3 |
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Processing
software |
CCDStack, Photoshop CS2 |
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Image notes |
Thanks again to those who have loaned me
hardware and given me advise on how to make this image possible! |