Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997: NGC 2997 is a beautiful Spiral Galaxy in the Southern constellation of Antlia.It was discovered in 1793 by William Herschel.
The image was taken at the IAS astronomical site at the Hakos farm in Namibia.
Object |
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997 |
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Catagory |
IAS Hakos, Namibia |
Designation |
NGC 2997 |
Constellation |
Antlia |
Optics |
Keller 20 inch Cassegrain f/9 in corrected secondary focus |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
6 x 10min L, 3 x 10m each Baader LRGB filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar on Schneider OAG, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Liebscher GEM |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, CCD Stack, Photoshop. Color Code L,R,G,B |
Location, Date |
IAS-Hakos, Namibia - 3+6 Apr 2011 |
Remark |
Unfortunately the Seeing was rather bad for these exposures |
