The Great Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor - NGC 253
Imaged from Nova Scotia, Fall, 2017

LRGB Combination
| Data | |
|---|---|
| Altitude at culmination 20° | |
| Minimum Airmass Value (sec z) 2.9 | |
| Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM | Nova Scotia Fall 2017, ~mag 6.4 -@-20C |
| Imaging OTA | AGO 14.5" iDK |
| Equivalent focal length and ratio | 2465mm @ f/6.7 |
| Mount | Astro-Physics 1600GTO |
| Guiding | PHD2/ONAG/Lodestar X-2 |
| LRGB Total Integration Time 19hrs 50min | L20x10m R33x10m, G33x10m, B33x10m, Astrodon Gen 2 I series Filters. All Binned 1X1 | Acquisition | Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro | Calibration and Stacking | Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight |
| Processed | PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.03 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid |
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