| Designation |
NGC
1300
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| Type | Face on Barred Spiral Galaxy - Type SB(s) bc I |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Coordinates | Telescope centered at RA '03 19 41' - Dec ' - 19 20 04' |
| Magnitude | 10.4 |
| Size | 150,000 light years across |
| Distance | 75 million light years |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 2.9 arcminutes |
| Image Field | 19 x 15 arcminutes |
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Notes:
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NGC 1300 is a relatively faint face on spiral barred galaxy with very distinct arms. |
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| Telescopes | Meade 10" LX200 f/10 on Losmandy G-11 with Gemini L3 |
| Focal Length | 1575 mm @ f/6.3 |
| Guiding | SXV guidehead through Takahashi FS60C @ f/5.9 |
| Telescope Control | Maxim DL (V3) |
| CCD Camera |
Starlight
Xpress SXV-H9 - USB 2 ExView progressive scan
1392 x 1040 (6.45 uM)
pixel array (8.98 x 6.71 active area)
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| Image Scale | .88 arcsec/pixel |
| Filters |
1.25"
Astronomik Type II Dichroic IR blocking filters in Astronomik filter
drawer - Lum, Red, Green, Blue
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| Exposures |
172 minutes total: Lum 100
minutes (20 x 5) unbinned, Red - 24 (6 x 4), Green - 24 minutes
(6 X 4), Blue - 24 minutes (6 x 4) - RGB all binned 2x - Sigma
combined
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| Calibration | bias |
| Processing Software | Maxim DL, Photoshop CS (8.0) |
| Location | Chiefland Astronomy Village, FL - 29.393 N , - 82.863 W |
| Date/Time | 11/11/04 / 06:27 - 09:31 UT |
