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