Imaging telescopes or lenses: Lacerta Photonewton
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mounts: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Skywatcher 9x50 finder
Guiding cameras: Lacerta MGEN
Software: Photoshop · Pleiades Astrophoto, S.L. Pix Insight · APT - Astro Photography Tool APT 3.13
Filters: Optolong LRGB SHO(6nm) 31mm
Dates:June 4, 2019
Frames: 150x180"
Integration: 7.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 1.14 days
Avg. Moon phase: 1.46%
Astrometry.net job: 3457154
RA center: 19h 44' 55"
DEC center: -14° 48' 58"
Pixel scale: 0.824 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -89.356 degrees
Field radius: 0.353 degrees
Resolution: 2376x1974
Locations: my little astrofarm, Weppersdorf, Austria
Data source: Traveller
the raw frames were taken partly from Namibia with a 8" f/4 which did a great job in decollimating during the exposure sequence, and partly from Austria with my 10" f/4, but the object is a bit low here and seeing was not really as we desire. So I tried to make the best out of 2 worlds, and recollimated and refocussed on the masterframes.
Barnards Galaxy is a dwarf at 1.6 Mio. lightyears distance, and giant stars are easily resolved. There are some star factories at work, and bright emission and reflection nebulas adorn the mass of stars.
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