NGC288 - Globular Star Cluster
| Object |
Spiral Galaxy, NGC288, in Sculptor |
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| 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/15.625 (f/6.25 w/2.5x Powermate) on Losmandy G11 Mount | |
| Camera (Photo) | SBIG ST8300M monochrome CCD | |
| Camera (Guiding) | Starlight Express Lodestar w/PHD Guiding | |
| Exposure Detail | Excluded-average combination of 23 luminance-only images at 300 seconds each; RAW file conversion, full calibration (flat, dark, bias, flat-dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 3.82; final image processing using Photoshop CS5 | |
| Location | Private Property at Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida (N29.406, W82.860) | |
| Date | 11/23/11 |