Galaxies NGC 4535 and NGC 4526 in Virgo

Imaged from Nova Scotia, Spring, 2022

Wikipedia Link for NGC 4535

Wikipedia Link for NGC 4526

LRGB Combination
Data
Altitude at culmination 53°
Airmass Value (sec z) 1.3
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM Nova Scotia spring 2022, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA AG Optics iDK 14.5"
Equivalent focal length and ratio 2465mm f/6.7
Mount Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding PHD2/ONAG-XM/Lodestar X2
LRGB Total Integration Time 13 hrs 50 mins L 20X10min, R21x10 min, G21x10 min, B21x10 min-Astrodon Gen 2 I series Filters. Binned 1X1
Acquisition Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Reprocessed Jan 2023 PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.03 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid

 

 

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