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IC342 Hidden Galaxy
Similar in size to large, bright spiral galaxies in our neighborhood, IC 342 is 10 million light-years distant in Camelopardalis. IC 342 would otherwise be a prominent galaxy in our night sky, but it is hidden from clear view and only glimpsed through the veil of stars, gas and dust clouds along the plane of our own Milky Way galaxy [based on APOD writeup July2018]. This 8.0 hour LRGB image was taken on 11/17/17 at D.A.R.C.observatory, Mercey Hot Springs, CA.
Imaging telescope: APM LZOS 130/780 f/6 LW CNC II 130mm APO
Imaging camera: FLI ML16200
Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2
Guiding telescope: Orion Deluxe 50mm MiniGuider
Guiding camera: Orion SSAG
Focal reducer: Riccardi Model 1 1.0x FF
Software: PixInsight 1.8.5, TheSkyX, PS CS6
Filters: Astrodon Gen2E LRGB
IC342LRGB_ps1FLHH3crShrkCR_2020HE
IC342 Hidden Galaxy
Similar in size to large, bright spiral galaxies in our neighborhood, IC 342 is 10 million light-years distant in Camelopardalis. IC 342 would otherwise be a prominent galaxy in our night sky, but it is hidden from clear view and only glimpsed through the veil of stars, gas and dust clouds along the plane of our own Milky Way galaxy [based on APOD writeup July2018]. This 8.0 hour LRGB image was taken on 11/17/17 at D.A.R.C.observatory, Mercey Hot Springs, CA.
Imaging telescope: APM LZOS 130/780 f/6 LW CNC II 130mm APO
Imaging camera: FLI ML16200
Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2
Guiding telescope: Orion Deluxe 50mm MiniGuider
Guiding camera: Orion SSAG
Focal reducer: Riccardi Model 1 1.0x FF
Software: PixInsight 1.8.5, TheSkyX, PS CS6
Filters: Astrodon Gen2E LRGB
IC342LRGB_ps1FLHH3crShrkCR_2020HE