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NGC 4236
A galaxy in the constellation of Draco.
A barred spiral galaxy that is quite a difficult target because of it's low surface brightness.
11.7 million light years away this galaxy was first spotted by William Herschel in April of 1793.
Boring techie bit:
Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair Starwave 50mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -10c, Optolong L'enhance 2" filter, ZWO asiair plus.
300 seconds at 0 gain.
Stacked with DeepSkyStacker and processed in StarTools & Affinity Photo.
NGC 4236
A galaxy in the constellation of Draco.
A barred spiral galaxy that is quite a difficult target because of it's low surface brightness.
11.7 million light years away this galaxy was first spotted by William Herschel in April of 1793.
Boring techie bit:
Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair Starwave 50mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -10c, Optolong L'enhance 2" filter, ZWO asiair plus.
300 seconds at 0 gain.
Stacked with DeepSkyStacker and processed in StarTools & Affinity Photo.