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Old 05-06-2012, 11:19 PM
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NGC 4038 and 4039 - the Antennae Galaxies

Data collected at Glen Aplin under dark skies (approx 7 hours) and at home under crap skies (approx 5 hours).

Scope: GSO RC10 @ f/8, 2000mm FL
Mount: AP900
Camera: Starlight Xpress H-18 mono
Filters: Astrodon E series Gen 2
Guiding: SX AO-LF and Lodestar
Focuser: Atlas
Image scale: 0.56 arcsec/pixel
Exposures: 43x10m L, 21x5m R, 21x5m G, 21x5m B

Processed in PixInsight. This one gave me a lot of grief, especially trying to show the faint "antennae" without emphasizing less desirable features of the data.

Constructive criticism and suggestions gratefully received...

Thanks,
Rick.
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