IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
Telescope |
Epsilon E160 on AP Mach1GTO |
Designation |
NGC2403 |
Focal Length |
F/3.3 528mm |
Position |
RA 7h 36.9m DEC +65°36' |
Guiding |
eFinder SX guide head |
Type |
Spiral Galaxy |
Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
9 |
CCD Camera |
Starlightxpress SXV-H9 |
Size |
22' x 12' |
Image Scale |
2.44 arcsec |
Distance |
8 million Light years |
Filters |
Astronomics type II RGB |
Constellation |
Camelopardalis |
Exposures |
12 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 8 x 4 min ea RGB 2x2 |
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Calibration |
Flats, Bias only |
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Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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Date |
Peach State Star Gaze Sept 2008 |
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NGC 2403 is a face-on spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis (The Giraffe). In this galaxy many bright emission nebulae can be seen as bright pink regions in the spiral arms.
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