Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4449
NGC 4449, Frank Colosimo
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NGC 4449

NGC 4449, Frank Colosimo
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NGC 4449

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Description

NGC 4449 is an irregular galaxy in Canes Venatici, located around 12 million light years from us. It is considered a starburst galaxy, and you can see the blue glow of clusters containing many new young stars in many parts of the image. You can also make out the magenta glow of large nebulae which also indicate star-forming regions.

Imaging data:

Date: May 1-6, 2013 Processed: Mar 31 2020

Location: New Ringgold PA

Optics: Hyperion f/8 12.5 inch, FL 2540 mm

Mount: Paramount ME

Camera: Apogee Alta U8300, guiding by On Axis Guider (ONAG) with an ST402

Exposure: LRGB: L:22x10 min R:17x8 min, G:9x6 min, B:14x10 min, Total= 9.2 hours, 62 subs at average 532 seconds.

Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot. Initial processing was done using Maxim DL with subsequent processing with Photoshop.

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