| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
Epsilon E160 on AP900GTO |
Designation |
NGC2403 |
| Focal Length |
F/3.3 528mm |
Position |
RA 7h 36.9m DEC +65°36' |
| Guiding |
Lodestar thru eFinder |
Type |
Spiral Galaxy |
| Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
9 |
| CCD Camera |
FLI ML8300 |
Size |
22' x 12' |
| Image Scale |
2 arcsec |
Distance |
8 million Light years |
| Filters |
AstroDon Gen2 LRGB |
Constellation |
Camelopardalis |
| Exposures |
9 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 9 x 5 min ea RGB 2x2 |
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| Calibration |
Flats, Darks |
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| Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS5 |
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| Date |
Texas Star Party April 2012 |
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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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