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NGC 2997 is an unbarred
spiral galaxy about 24.8
million light-years away in
the constellation Antlia.
16" RCOS @ f/11.3
Apogee U9 imager
SBIG 402 guider
LRGB:
L= 10 min x 18, 1x1
R= 15 min x 3, 1x1
G= 15 min x 3, 1x1
B= 15 min x 3, 1x1
Data acquired at CTIO
Processed with CCD
Inspector, CCDsoft,
Registar, Sigma
Combine, Neat Image,
and Adobe PS.
Apogee U9 imager
SBIG 402 guider
LRGB:
L= 10 min x 18, 1x1
R= 15 min x 3, 1x1
G= 15 min x 3, 1x1
B= 15 min x 3, 1x1
Data acquired at CTIO
Processed with CCD
Inspector, CCDsoft,
Registar, Sigma
Combine, Neat Image,
and Adobe PS.
NGC 2997
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This was the first light image for the new U9 Apogee camera installed in
our Chilean dome on the 16" RCOS (giving an image scale of 0.41"/pixel.)
The seeing was excellent, with the 3 hour master luminance frame coming
in at 1.71" FWHM, reducing to 1.34" after 3 iterations of CCDsharp.
Click on image to enlarge
This was the first light image for the new U9 Apogee camera installed in
our Chilean dome on the 16" RCOS (giving an image scale of 0.41"/pixel.)
The seeing was excellent, with the 3 hour master luminance frame coming
in at 1.71" FWHM, reducing to 1.34" after 3 iterations of CCDsharp.
