[Startrek (Martin)]

Captured NGC 247 Spiral Galaxy for the first time under my heavy light polluted Bortle 8 Skies in Sydney. Located in Cetus ( near Burbridge Chain ) this intermediate spiral galaxy is 11.1 million light years from Earth with a brightness of only magnitude 10 ( very dim )

Data captured over 2 nights

Scope: 6” f6 Bintel GSO newt
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R pro
Imaging Camera: ZWOASI2600MC set in Ascom to Lowest Read Noise Gain 100 and cooled to -10C
EAF focuser
No Filters
180 x 90 sec dithered guided subs ( dithered every 2nd sub )
30 x Flats
40 x Bias
Tracking and Goto EQMOD and Ascom Stellarium
Captured with APT
PHD2 Multistar guiding ( 0.65 to 0.75 arc sec error total )
Subs reviewed in Astap ( discarded 22 subs, satellite trails , cloud, neighbours flood light )
Stacked in DSS
Processed in Startools V1.7 OSC Linear data set

Original frame
Crop version
Super crop version

Comments welcome
Thanks