NGC4236

Also known as Caldwell 3.

A barred spiral galaxy found in the constellation of Draco close to the dragons tail.

First discovered by William Herschel in April of 1793.

NGC lies 11.7 million light years away.

Data gathered on 5th of March 2025 at www.astronomycentre.org.uk/

 

Boring techie bit:

Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair Starwave 60mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -20c gain 101, Optolong UV/IR 2" filter, ZWO filter drawer, ZWO asiair plus.

180s exposures.

40 light frames.

Darks, Flats, Dark Flats & Bias

Stacked and processed in PixInsight & Affinity Photo.

Done