ScienceDownEast | ScienceDownEast Astrophotography | Recent Images | NGC 4244 Processed
NGC 4244, also known as Caldwell 26, is an edge-on loose spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, and is part of the M94 Group or Canes Venatici I Group, a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group containing the Milky Way. In the sky, it is located near the yellow naked-eye star, Beta Canum Venaticorum. With an apparent V-band magnitude of 10.18 NGC 4244 lies approximately 14 million light years] away.
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The images used in this rendering were taken during an almost full moon when the conditions were quite windy (20 km/hr).
Total image time was 7 hours.
| Exposure | 21x20 min. | ||||||||
| ISO | 3200 | ||||||||
| Camera | Nikon Z7 [8856 x 5504] | ||||||||
| Optics | 120mm Skywatcher Esprit on a Celestron CGX mount | ||||||||
| Guiding | ZWO ASI224MC using Phd2 | ||||||||
| Controller | Kstars on a MeLe Quieter 3C | ||||||||
| Filter | Triad Utra Quad Band Narrow Filter | ||||||||
| Location | Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. | ||||||||
| Date | 2022-04-02 | ||||||||
| Processing | Processed in PixInsight. |
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