NGC 2403 in LRGB-HOO

Image Title: NGC 2403 in LRGB-HOO

Copyright: Emil Andronic

Date image was taken: March 03, 2025

Location: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Image Description and Details: Resembling the very famous M33 (Triangulum Galaxy), NGC2403 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis 8 million light-years distant and containing numerous star-forming H II regions.
Having 2 8" newtonians shooting is at the same time made it quite easy. I managed to collect 33 hours worth of data in just 2 nights.

Frames:
Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm: 50×300″(4h 10′)
Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm: 10×180″(30′)
Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm: 10×180″(30′)
Antlia V-Pro Luminance 36 mm: 138×300″(11h 30′)
Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm: 10×180″(30′)
Chroma Blue 1.25": 60×240″(4h)
Chroma Green 1.25": 60×240″(4h)
Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 1.25": 44×300″(3h 40′)
Chroma Red 1.25": 64×240″(4h 16′)

Total integration time: 33h 6′

Equipment Details: Equipment used:
Mounts: StellarDrive GT6, Dark Frame hypertuned EQ6
Modified Sky-Watcher Explorer 200p (Baader Diamond Steeltrack focuser), Orion Optics CT8
Aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher 0.9x coma corrector
ASI294MM Pro Cmos camera, cooled at - 15°C
QHY268M Pro Cmos camera, cooled at - 10°C
8x1.25" ZWO USB filterwheel
QHYCCD QHYCCD CFW3M-US 36mm filterwheel
Chroma 1.25" 3nm Oiii and RGB filters
Antlia 36mm 3nm Ha and LRGB filters
ZWO ASI290m Mini guide
ZWO OAG
QHYCCD OAG-M
Qhyccd Polemaster

Name: Emil Andronic

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