Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4236
ngc 4236 of 31 May 2021 - 270 60 secs unguided subs, Stefano Ciapetti
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ngc 4236 of 31 May 2021 - 270 60 secs unguided subs

ngc 4236 of 31 May 2021 - 270 60 secs unguided subs, Stefano Ciapetti
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ngc 4236 of 31 May 2021 - 270 60 secs unguided subs

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Description

This image is the sum of 270 60 secs unguided subs taken during the night of the 31st of May 2021 - Imaging train was Newton 250 F 3.9 Orion USA telescope, Idas LSP2 filter, QHY 183 cooled camera and a Baader MPCC coma corrector. All the above on top of an Ioptron CEM60EC. Aquisition done with Astroart, processing with Pixinsight and PS.

NGC 4236 (also known as Caldwell 3) is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco.

The galaxy is a member of the M81 Group, a group of galaxies located at a distance of approximately 11.7 Mly (3.6 Mpc) from Earth. The group also contains the spiral galaxy Messier 81 and the starburst galaxy Messier 82. NGC 4236 is located away from the central part of the M81 group at a distance of 14.5 Mly (4.45 Mpc) from Earth. (Wikipedia)

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