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Photographer:

Kunihiko Okano

Location of Photo:

Siding Spring Obsevatory in Australia

Date/Time of photo:

Oct. 10, 2023

Equipment:

Planwave CDK20 w/FLI PL16803

Description:

This galaxy was a difficult target for image processing, so it took a year in the end, and finally able to express satisfactory resolution, natural-looking colors, and clear HII areas and dark-lines. L:81mim (3min x 27), RGB: 18min (3minx6) each, 2x2 binning. Astrodon E series LRGB filters. Processed by CCDSharp, StelaImage9 and PhotoShop.

Website:

https://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rt6k-okn/index2.htm