Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4236
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NGC 4236, Tom Harrison
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Constellation: Draco

Distance: 10 Million Light Years

Magnitude: 10.7

Commentary: NGC4236 is a barred spiral galaxy that is unusual in that it has no discernable core area at any wavelength. It is very faint and extremely large. It appears only as a ghostly streak of light visually due to its low surface brightness.

Date: 04-28,29-06

Location: Asheville, NC

Exposure: LRGB: 240-60-60-60 at -30c

Luminance unbinned, RGB bin 2

Processing: Processed using CCDSoft, CCDStack

Registar, Maxim, Photoshop CS

Optics: 12.5" RCOS Truss

Focal Length: 2808mm @ f9

Mount: Paramount ME

Camera: STL6303E

Focuser: RCOS

Guiding: OAG with guide camera

Filters: Tru-Balance LRGB 2"

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NGC 4236, Tom Harrison