Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2903
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NGC2903 - 20210330 - StarTravel80 - IR, altazastro
NGC2903 - 20210330 - StarTravel80 - IR
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NGC2903 - 20210330 - StarTravel80 - IR

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NGC2903 - 20210330 - StarTravel80 - IR

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Not a great image in itself: full moon and rather limited transparency (it hasn't rained in a month) limited the quality of the sky.

Also, even with the limited bandwidth allowed by the Proplanet 642 IR filter (642-842 nm) the short achromat has a tendency to "blow" stars.

However this is the first experiment at imaging galaxies with the IR filter to see if it can contribute a workaround to IL, and indeed, considered the above mentioned low quality of the sky and the limited integration time, the final result suggests that it is helpful.

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NGC2903 - 20210330 - StarTravel80 - IR, altazastro