Observation by Kevin Gurney: Arp 281 with Whale galaxy

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Kevin Gurney

Observer

Kevin Gurney

Observed

2024 Jun 12 - 23:36

Uploaded

2024 Jun 16 - 13:41

Objects

Arp 281
The Whale Galaxy (NGC4631)
NGC4627

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 12^h42^m
Dec: +32°33'
Position angle: +0°23'

Field size

0°17' × 0°11'

Equipment

C11 HD
Fornax 102 mount
ZWO ASI1600MM
Atik EFW
Baader LUM filter
Software: Starkeeper Voyager, Pixinsight

Exposure

24 x 300s LUM bin 1x1

Location

Embourie France

Target name

Arp 281 with Whale Galaxy

Title

Arp 281 with Whale galaxy

About this image

The Whale Galaxy - NGC 4631 - is in Coma Berenices and is a large

edge-on spiral galaxy. Together with its smaller companion NGC 4627,

it comprise Arp 281.

This image is 2hrs of Luminance data only (single night). Technical

issues caused by some thin cloud made data acquisition tricky and it

took longer than 2 hours to acquire this set. No time for RGB and

weather outlook over next few days was not good - so I cut my losses and

processed!

Files associated with this observation

whale_BAA.jpg (1.7 MB)

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