NGC4631 Whale & Pup Galaxy





IMAGE INFORMATION OBJECT INFORMATION
Telescope E160 on AP1200GTO Designation NGC4631
Focal Length F/3.3 525mm Position RA DEC
Guiding SX Lodestar thru eFinder Type Galaxy
Control MaximDL Spiral Magnitude
CCD Camera FLI ML8300 Size arcminutes, LY Dia
Image Scale 2 arcsec Distance million Light years
Filters AstroDon Gen2 LRGB Constellation
Exposures 10 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 9 x 5 min ea RGB 2x2    
Calibration Flats, darks.    
Software MaximDL, Photoshop CS5    
Date Texas Star Party April 2012    
NOTES: Love those dark west Texas skies.