Date: 11/03/2018
Description: NGC 7814 (also known as UGC 8 or Caldwell 43) is a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy is seen edge-on from Earth. It is sometimes referred to as "the little sombrero", a miniature version of Messier 104 [Ref: WikiPedia]
Sky Conditions: Clear skies crescent moon, FWHM: 2.5 arc sec/pixel
Imaging: Exposure: 60min Luminous (6x600sec) at 2x2bin and 60 min RGB each (6 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