NGC 4631 - The Whale Galaxy 

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    ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING DETAILS

placeholder Object: NGC4631
Constellation Canes Venatici
Date: 3/20/2005
Location: Tierra Verde, Florida
Weather: Cool, Calm, Poor seeing FWHM 3.39
Instrument: Celestron NexStar 11 GPS @ F6.35
Mount: Celestron NexStar 11 GPS
Guiding: Internal
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM - CFW-8a
Filters: SBIG LRGB
. Software: MaxIm/DL, The Sky 6, ASCOM POTH
Exposures: L: 12x600 seconds @ 1X1 Binning
R: 5x600 seconds @ 1x1 Binning
G: 5x300 seconds @ 1x1 Binning
B: 5x450 seconds @ 1x1 Binning 
Processing: PhotoShop CS,  Images Plus
Remarks: Image was reduced by 25% for Web display.
   

 


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