Site and content copyright Robert Allevo 2002-2011
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NGC 3938 |
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Click on image for 1200x900 resolution |
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Technical Details |
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| Optics | 12.5" RCOS operating at f/9 (2857mm) |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8-A |
| Filters | Tru Balance LRGB. |
| Date | May 5, 2010 |
| Exposure | LRGB = 140:40:40:40 minutes |
| Processing | MaximDl, Photoshop CS5 |
| Guiding | ST-402 - Sky90 |
| Binning | Lum - 1x1, RGB - 2x2 |
| Location | My back yard observatory in East Hartland, Ct. |
| Notes |
This galaxy is roughly 43 million light years distant.
It was extremely windy while gathering all of the photons. It was not the time for this activity but my available time is very limited. |