Astronomy Magazine Photo of the Day – Galaxy

Astronomy Magazine Photo of the Day – Galaxy

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Astronomy Magazine Photo of the Day – Galaxy
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Thanks to Astronomy Magazine for selecting my Outer Limits galaxy as “Photo of the Day”. Here's more information on hardware and software:

Target:
Galaxy NGC 891

Imaging telescope:
Explore Scientific 127mm ED Refractor (952 Focal Length)

Focuser:
MoonLite 2.5/" focuser with motor autofocus

To go up:
Celestron CGX

Polar alignment:
QHYCCD PoleMaster

Imaging camera:
ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool

Frames
Light=313x30s
Red = 30x60s
Green = 30x60s
Blue = 30x60s

Total exposure time: 4.1 hours

Gain: 139, Offset: 21

Scope of the guide:
Orion ST80

Guidance camera:
Lodestar X2

Guidance software:
PhD2

Calibration frames:
Dark: 50, Bias: 50, Flat: 50

Capture software:
Sequence Generator Pro (SGP)

Stacking software:
PixInsight

Post treatment :
PixInsight

Dew shield, dew heater strip

Astrobin: https://astrob.in/333234/0/

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