Messier 74 (NGC 628) Phantom Galaxy

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M 74 (NGC 628) Phantom Galaxy

 

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Object: Messier 74 (NGC 826) Phantom Galaxy - Constellation Pisces

Distance: 30 Million light years

Date Imaged: Oct 30 through Nov 8, 2019

Date Image Processed: Jan 2020

Telescope: Custom Carbon Fiber 12 inch Newtonian

Image Train: FLI PDF Focuser, Takometer Rotator and "BigParacorr" Coma Corrector Optic

Focal Length: 1825mm

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

Resolution: 0.61 arc-seconds / pixel

Exposures: 36.7 hours total duration

40 Luminance - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

30 Red - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

30 Green - 10 Minute Images binned 1x1

30 Blue - 10 Minute Images binned 1X1

30 H-Alpha - 30 Minute Images binned 1x1

 

 

 

 

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