Date: 11/10-11/2018
Description: NGC 1055 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus that has a prominent nuclear bulge crossed by a wide, knotty, dark lane of dust and gas [Ref: WikiPedia]
Sky Conditions: Clear skies crescent moon, FWHM: 2.5 arc sec/pixel
Imaging: Exposure: 120min Luminous (12x600sec) at 2x2bin and 120 min RGB each (12 x 600sec/ea.) at 2x2 bin using RGB filters
Guiding: ProTrac assisted guiding of 10 sec guide rate at 2x2 bin using NOAG
Equipment:
FLI 8300 CCD (LRGB filters), cooled to -30deg 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