NGC 2403

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"NGC 2403 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. NGC 2403 is an outlying member of the M81 Group, and is approximately 8 million light-years distant. It bears a striking similarity to M33, being about 50,000 light years in diameter and containing numerous star-forming H II regions."

 

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Date :  February 2012
Location : Arizona Sky Village, Portal, Arizona

Equipment used :
 Lens or telescope -- AP 130 EDF with Field Flattner
 Mount -- AP 1200
 Camera -- QSI 583wsg with Lodestar guider


Acquistion Software : ACP, MaxIm DL, Focusmax
Processing Software : MaxIm DL, Photoshop

Exposure Detail : L R(Ha)GB combine    Total hours   13.7

Filter

# exposures

Time (sec)

Binning

Red

22

240

2X2

Green

22

240

2X2

Blue

22

240

2X2

Lum

25

480

1X1

Ha

12

1800

1X1

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