Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  NGC 247
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NGC 247 - Needle's Eye Galaxy and the Burbidge Chain - HaRGB, Adam Cox
NGC 247 - Needle's Eye Galaxy and the Burbidge Chain - HaRGB
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NGC 247 - Needle's Eye Galaxy and the Burbidge Chain - HaRGB

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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NGC 247 - Needle's Eye Galaxy and the Burbidge Chain - HaRGB, Adam Cox
NGC 247 - Needle's Eye Galaxy and the Burbidge Chain - HaRGB
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NGC 247 - Needle's Eye Galaxy and the Burbidge Chain - HaRGB

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

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Description

Target: NGC 247 - Needle's Eye Galaxy and the Burbidge Chain - HaRGB

Approximately 24hrs integration total: 

R x 121 x 180 sec
G x 121 x 180 sec
B x 121 x 180 sec
Ha x 62 x 360 sec

Date: Imaged over Oct 2023 from ACT region, Australia.

Equipment:
  • Scope: William Optics Zenithstar 81 with Flattener
  • Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
  • Filters: 2" Antlia 4.5nm Edge Ha Narrowband Filter and Antlia RGB Pro 2"
  • Mount: EQ6-R Pro
  • Guidescope: SV106 60mm Achromatic Guide Scope
  • Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM

Processing:
Processed in PixInsight:
  • WBPP with 2x Drizzle and Autocrop enabled
  • DBE and BlurXTerminator per Ha and RGB channel
  • LRGB Combine
  • SPCC
  • Histogram Transform for stretching, hue and saturation
  • NoiseXTerminator

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NGC 247 - Needle's Eye Galaxy and the Burbidge Chain - HaRGB, Adam Cox