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Large Magellanic Cloud LRGB, peterjk
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Large Magellanic Cloud LRGB

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
Large Magellanic Cloud LRGB, peterjk
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Large Magellanic Cloud LRGB

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Description

First attempt imaging remotely an object I'll never see from home. What a great starfield with the gorgeous Tarantula Nebula!

Siding Spring Obsavervatory Telescope 12 (decommissioned meanwhile):

OTA: Takahashi FSQ ED, Petzval Apochromat Astrograph
Aperture: 106mm
Focal Length: 530mm
F/Ratio: f/5.0

Guiding: Internal - Off Axis MOAG

Mount: Paramount PME

CCD: FLI Microline 11002 (-25°C)
Lum 6x240sec, Bin1
Red 3x120sec, Bin2
Green 3x120sec, Bin2
Blue 3X120sec, Bin2

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Large Magellanic Cloud LRGB, peterjk