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Old 15-08-2013, 06:16 PM
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NGC 7424: the lost spiral galaxy

Posting again since this was lost in the IIS restore from backup. Thanks to everyone who already made comments

A dim galaxy in Grus imaged over three nights at the Qld Astrofest.

Scope: Ceravolo C300 @ f/9 = 2760mm FL, Atlas focuser
Mount: AP900
Camera: U16M
Filters: Astrodon E series Gen 2 LRGB
Guiding: Lodestar / MMOAG
Image scale: 0.67 arcsec/pixel
Exposures: 14x600s R, 10x600s G, 15x600s B, 40x600s Lum (13+ hours, 17.5 hours before rejects)

Higher res version here: http://rickstevenson.smugmug.com/Ast...GB_crop-X3.jpg

Constructive criticism appreciated as always...

Cheers,
Rick.
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