NGC 488 in Pisces

Imaged from Nova Scotia, Fall 2024

Wikipedia Link for NGC 488

 

Data
Altitude at culmination 51°
Minimum Airmass Value (sec z) 1.3
Mean FWHM with 14.5" 3.1 arc-s
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM Nova Scotia Fall 2024, ~mag 6.4 CCD @-20C
Imaging OTA AGO 14.5" iDK
Equivalent focal length and ratio 2465mm @ f/6.7
Mount Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding PHD2/ONAG/Ultrastar
LRGB Total Integration Time 14hrs R18x10 min, G18x10 min, B18x10 min, Lum-30x10min,Astrodon Gen 2 I series Filters. All Binned 1X1
Acquisition Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Processed Sep. 2024 PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.5.5 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid

 

Annotated Frame

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