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                                                                               M 60 / NGC 4647

                                   

                                                                                            M 60 / NGC 4647     

                                                         With NGC 4647 lower left NGC 4638 & 4637  upper left.         

                                                                                          Click on Image for full size view.

                        Equipment:       StarLight SXV-H9 CCD camera, Meade 12" RCX scope, Optec NexGen WideField 0.5X F/R.     

                                                Scope mounted on a pier with a Mitty Evolution wedge.                  

                        Filters:              Astronomik Type II Clear, Red, Green, Blue, HA 14mn.

                        Binning:            L 1 X 1,  R, G, B 2 X 2 

                        Time:                L 30x2m  R 10x2m G 10x2m B 10x2m. Total  120 min 

                        Date:                June 15, 2007                                                                                              

                        Process:            Taken with MaxIm DL, Aligned & processed with MaxIm DL, finished processing in PS CS2.

                        Magnitude:        9.6        NGC 4647  12.1mag    NGC 4638 12.5mag    NGC 4637 14.8mag

                        Distance:           60,000  ly

                        Constellation:     Virgo   (The Maiden)

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