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NGC4490 - The Cocoon Galaxy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Spiral Galaxy, "The Cocoon Galaxy" (NGC4490), with NGC4485 (at left), in Canes Vanatici

  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