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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.	Dynamic Background Extractor BlurXTerminator NoiseXTerminator ScreenTransfer Stretch StarXTerminator CurvesTransformation PixelMath

Date: March 26, 2025 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Galaxies/NGC_4244&image=NGC_4244-Processed.jpg Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:50:04 -0300 https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Galaxies/NGC_4244&image=NGC_4244_Light_LPR_1200_secs_2023_04_03T01_55_56_014_RGB_VNG.jpg
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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Date: March 26, 2025 ]]> https://sciencedowneast.com/zenphoto/index.php?album=Galaxies/NGC_4244&image=NGC_4244_Light_LPR_1200_secs_2023_04_03T01_55_56_014_RGB_VNG.jpg Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:50:04 -0300