MNGC147 - Elliptical Galaxy
| Object | Elliptical Galaxy (NGC147), in Cassiopeia | |
| Telescope (Photo) | Celestron 11" EdgeHD SCT OTA with Optec/Lepus f/6.2 focal reducer on Losmandy G-11 Mount | |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Orion EON 80mm ED Refractor @ f/12.5 (f/6.25 w/2x Powermate) on Losmandy G11 Mount | |
| Camera (Photo) | SBIG ST8300M monochrome CCD | |
| Camera (Guiding) | Meade DSI Pro III w/ PHD Guiding | |
| Exposure Detail |
LRGB combination: Luminance: excluded-average combination of 20 images ( binned 1x1) at 180 seconds Red: excluded-average combination of 20 images (binned 2x2) at 90 seconds Green: excluded-average combination of 20 images (binned 2x2) at 90 seconds Blue: excluded-average combination of 20 images (binned 2x2) at 90 seconds RAW file conversion, full calibration (flat, dark, bias, flat-dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 3.83; final image processing using Photoshop CS3 |
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| Location | Cincinnati Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County, Ohio) (N38.876, W83.464) | |
| Date | 10/09/10 |