Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ-106 ED
Imaging cameras: Starlight Xpress SX-814 Trius Monochrome CCD
Mounts: Sky-Watcher EZ-EQ6 GT
Guiding cameras: Starlight-XPress Lodestar Autoguider
Software: Sequence Generator Pro · Photoshop CS6 · PIXINSIGHT 1.8
Filters: Red · Green · Blue
Accessory: Lakeside Astro Motor Focus System · Starlight Xpress SX 'Maxi wheel' · Starlight Instruments FTF3545B-A Focuser
Dates:Feb. 4, 2019
Frames:
Blue: 30x300" bin 1x1
Green: 30x300" bin 1x1
Red: 28x300" bin 1x1
Integration: 7.3 hours
Avg. Moon age: 29.20 days
Avg. Moon phase: 0.13%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 8.00
Mean SQM: 18.60
Astrometry.net job: 2518466
RA center: 11h 20' 41"
DEC center: +13° 16' 15"
Pixel scale: 1.437 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 0.023 degrees
Field radius: 0.892 degrees
Resolution: 3390x2914
Locations: The Hills Observatory, Manchester, United Kingdom
Data source: Backyard
I can just about make out the tidal tail from NGC 3628 if I stretch the image more. And as you can see from the framing, I had hoped to include the tail in the image. But more subs are needed, if I get the chance I aim to get more data and update this image.
Imaged over 3 nights from Jan 27 2019 to Feb 4 2019
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