NGC 3109
NGC 3109
NGC 3109 (MCG-04-24-013, PGC 29128, ESO 499-36 and others) is designated as a barred Magellanic (irregular) galaxy located approximately 4.3 million light-years away in Hydra.
Luminance – 4x600s – 40 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 4:14:10x600s – 40:140:100 minutes each – binned 1x1
320 minutes total exposure – 5 hours 20 minutes
Imaged April 6th and 29th and May 4th, 2021 at the El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile) with a FLI PL 9000 on a PlaneWave CDK24 at f/6.5 3974 mm.
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LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/51196946630/sizes/l/
Luminance – 4x600s – 40 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 4:14:10x600s – 40:140:100 minutes each – binned 1x1
320 minutes total exposure – 5 hours 20 minutes
Imaged April 6th and 29th and May 4th, 2021 at the El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile) with a FLI PL 9000 on a PlaneWave CDK24 at f/6.5 3974 mm.
This is a Telescope Live (https://telescope.live/) “One-Click Observation.” These are automated data collection sessions that run when the scopes are otherwise not in use. Create a free trial account to download some of this data.
LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/51196946630/sizes/l/
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
PlaneWave CDK24
Camera
FLI PL 9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile)
Date of observation
2021-04-06,29,05-04
Filters
LRGB
Processing
Adobe PhotoShop CS5
Credits
Dan Crowson - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/
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