NGC 4244 Edge-on Spiral Galaxy

Wizard Nebula

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Object: NGC 4244 Edge-on Spiral Galaxy- Constellation Canes Venatici

Distance: 14 Millon light years

Date Imaged:  Mar 10, 2018 through April 20, 2018

Date Image Processed: August 2019

Telescope: Custom Carbon Fiber 12 inch Newtonian

Image Train: FLI PDF Focuser, Takometer Rotator and " BigParacorr" Flat Field Optic

Focal Length: 1825mm

Camera: STT 8300M, FW8-Guider, Operating at -30 deg C sensor temperature

Resolution: 0.61 arc-seconds / pixel

Exposures: 15 hours total duration

27 Luminance - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

21 Red - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

21 Green - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

21 Blue - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

Brook Mar Observatory

Images of the Cosmos by Brad Bates