Captured NGC 247 for the very first time , an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus (part of the Sculptor group ) This galaxy is located 11.1 million light years from Earth and has magnitude 10 brightness.
Captured under Bortle 8 light polluted Suburban skies
6” f6 GSO newt
Skywatcher EQ6-R mount
Imaging camera ZWOASI2600MC Ascom Gain 100 cooled to -10C
180 x 90 sec dithered guided subs
30 x Flats
40 x Bias
Tracking and Goto EQMOD and Ascom Stellarium
Captured in APT
PHD2 Multistar guiding ( 0.65 to 0.75 arc sec error total)
Stacked in DSS
Processed in Startools V1.7 OSC linear data set
Original frame version
Crop version
Super crop version
Comments most welcome
NGC 247 Galaxy in Cetus
NGC 247 Galaxy in Cetus
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