NGC4490 - The Cocoon Galaxy
| Object |
Spiral Galaxy, "The Cocoon Galaxy" (NGC4490), with NGC4485 (at left), in Canes Vanatici |
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| Telescope (Photo) | Celestron 11" EdgeHD SCT OTA with Celestron f/7 focal reducer on Losmandy G-11 Mount | |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Orion EON 80mm ED Refractor @ f/15.625 on Losmandy G11 Mount | |
| Camera (Photo) | Canon 60Da DSLR Camera using ImagesPlus 5.0 Camera Control | |
| Camera (Guiding) | SBIG ST-i w/PHD Guiding | |
| Exposure Detail | Excluded-average combination of 25 images at 300 seconds each, ISO3200; RAW file conversion, full calibration (flat, dark, bias, flat-dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 5.0; final image processing using Photoshop CS5 | |
| Location | Private Property at Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida (N29.406, W82.860) | |
| Date | 03/15/2013 |