NGC-2903 LRGB

Date: 1/26/2019

Description: NGC 2903 is a field barred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel who cataloged it on November 16, 1784. NGC 2905 is a bright star cloud within this galaxy. [Ref: WikiPedia]

Sky Conditions: Clear skies with half moon,  FWHM: 2.5 arc sec/pixel

Imaging: Exposure: 90min luminous (9x600sec) at 2x2bin and 60 min RGB each (6 x 600sec/ea.) at 2x2 bin using RGB filters

Guiding: ProTrac assisted guiding  - 15 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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