HCG 92 LRGB - Stephan's Quintet

Date: 9/4/2019

Description: HCG 92 also called Stephan's Quintet, one galaxy of the sixsome, NGC 7320, is not part of the HCG but is a foreground galaxy in front of the five galaxies in the HCG. When discovered, two of the galaxies in the grouping were considered to be one galaxy, NGC 7318. [Ref: WikiPedia]

Sky Conditions: Thin high clouds most of the nights with half to 3/4 moon,  FWHM: 2.6 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  - 10 sec guide exposure

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:

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

Observatory site : Northern VA

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