NGC 5907 Galaxy in Draco
 


 

Exposure Data: 15.02.2003. LRGB: L=3x5min. (2x2), R=2x5min. (4x4), G=2x5min. (4x4), B=2x5min. (4x4), compl. 3/4 hour. 
 
Processing: Acquired via Starlight Xpress-Software, no darks+flats, Median combined (1:1,1:1,3) in MaxIm DL, RL-deconvolved in AIP4Win, registered in RegiStar, LRGB combined and many other processing steps in Photoshop and Neat Image.
 
Optical System: 348/3007mm Hypergraph-Cassegrain, Starlight Xpress SXV-H9, AstroMechanik Filter wheel AM4 and Idas LRGB-Filterset Type 2, Astro-Physics 1200 QMD with Koch FS-2-GoTo. Off-axis guided with Starlight Xpress MX 516 without AO7.
 
Comments: CCD-Camera first light picture taken during full moon. Average FWHM was 2,5 arc-seconds, Very noisy color channels, they need more exposure time under darker sky.
 
Author: Michael Breite
 

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