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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:SkyWatcher Newton 254/1200
Imaging camera:Starlight Xpress SX694
Mount:SkyWatcher NEQ6 pro Synscan
Guiding telescope or lens:SkyWatcher Newton 254/1200
Guiding camera:Lodestar X2
Filters:Baader B 1.25", Baader G 1.25", Baader R 1.25", Baader L 1.25"
Resolution: 2684x2093
Dates:March 18, 2018, May 5, 2018, May 6, 2018, May 7, 2018
Frames:
Baader B 1.25": 26x300" -15C bin 2x2
Baader G 1.25": 26x300" -15C bin 2x2
Baader L 1.25": 106x300" -15C bin 1x1
Baader R 1.25": 21x300" -15C bin 2x2
Integration: 14.9 hours
Darks: ~30
Flats: ~30
Bias: ~200
Avg. Moon age: 15.78 days
Avg. Moon phase: 48.76%
Astrometry.net job: 2346093
RA center: 202.803 degrees
DEC center: 62.708 degrees
Pixel scale: 0.685 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 202.815 degrees
Field radius: 0.324 degrees
Data source: Traveller
Arp 104 aka Keenan's system. Interacting galaxies joined by a galactic bridge of material, along with few other galaxies in the FoV, biggest of which is NGC5205
10" newt back in action in full since this image :) Took me some time to process some other images to get to this one, and I gotta say, for me personally, this galaxy looks amazing, really love the way it turned out :) there are minor issues as per usual though. I could have gotten more RGB frames, more L frames and that core of the galaxy is just screaming for more resolution :) Lot's and lot's of background galaxies and faint stars. Using Astrometrica, I found few mag 24.0 stars, so that's pretty great :)
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