NGC4216 - LRGB - 2021-03-12
NGC 4216 is a spiral galaxy that we see nearly edge-on in the constellation Virgo. Nearby are NGC 4222 (below left), IC 3064 (above right), and several dimmer galaxies from the Virgo galaxy cluster. On the same night my scope and camera were acquiring this image, a friend and I visually observed the same galaxy triplet through his 20" Dobsonian telescope -- a real treat!
Taken (and viewed!) under dark skies near Goldendale, WA.
Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 8" f/10
Reducer: 0.7x
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
Integration: 50 minutes (10 x 5 min) each RGB; 100 minutes (20 x 5 min) Luminance
Post-Processing Software: PixInsight 1.8.8, PaintShop Pro
NGC4216 - LRGB - 2021-03-12
NGC 4216 is a spiral galaxy that we see nearly edge-on in the constellation Virgo. Nearby are NGC 4222 (below left), IC 3064 (above right), and several dimmer galaxies from the Virgo galaxy cluster. On the same night my scope and camera were acquiring this image, a friend and I visually observed the same galaxy triplet through his 20" Dobsonian telescope -- a real treat!
Taken (and viewed!) under dark skies near Goldendale, WA.
Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 8" f/10
Reducer: 0.7x
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
Integration: 50 minutes (10 x 5 min) each RGB; 100 minutes (20 x 5 min) Luminance
Post-Processing Software: PixInsight 1.8.8, PaintShop Pro