NGC 3184

NGC 3184

Date: 3/10/2018

Description: NGC 3184 is a spiral galaxy approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It has two HII regions named NGC 3180 and NGC 3181. [Ref: WikiPedia]

Sky Conditions: Clear skies no moon,  FWHM: 2.8 arc sec/pixel

Imaging: Exposure: 90min Luminous (9x600sec) at 2x2bin and 90 min RGB each (9 x 600sec/ea.) at 2x2 bin using RGB filters

Guiding: ProTrac assisted guiding of 8 sec guide rate at4x4 bin using NOAG

Equipment:
FLI 8300 CCD (LRGB filters), cooled to -35deg C
AT12RC at F8
Starlight Focuser                                                                                                                                                                                      NOAG with StarlightXpress Lodestar II  guide camera                                                                                                                                               Paramount ME Mount

SW:                                                                                                                                                                                                     FocusMax,, SkyX, PixIsight -  calibration with darks, flats,  bias and color correction

Observatory site : Northern VA

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