NGC7814 LRGB

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

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