NGC404 - Mirach's Ghost
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Landgraaf
Orion Optics UK 10" f4.8 Newton + Paracorr
IDAS LPS-P2
Losmandy G-11
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Atik 1HS, 60/700 Achro & PHD Guiding
SBIG ST-8300M
30 x 180 sec
1h 30m
SBIG ST-8300M
30 x 180 sec
1h 30m
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Higher Resolution 1280 x 960 Pixel (234 kB)
Maximum Resolution 2000 x 1500 Pixel (234 kB)
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Object info
NGC404 (Mirach's Ghost) is a small lenticular galaxy which is visible near the star Mirach in the constellation Andromeda.
The small galaxy lies at a distance of 10.3 million light years, while the star Mirach (Beta Andromedae) lies at a distance of only 200 light years.
Processing
All separate frames were calibrated, aligned and stacked in ImagesPlus 2.8.
Photoshop CS2 was used for further processing - curves adjustment, levels adjustment, etc. The image was calibrated using 10 darks, 12 (dark-subtracted) average combined flats and bias frames.
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