NGC 1365 - 14.5RC ION Milled Ritchey-Chretien


NGC 1365 - Barred Spiral Galaxy

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LRGB image, Total Exposure 14 Hours
Color, 7 Hours, binned 2 X 2
Luminance, 7 Hours
14.5" RCOS (Ion Milled Optics), STL11000

Image acquired from Fair Dinkum Skies, Western Australia
(An affiliation of New Mexico Skies and Pingelly Heights Observatory)
Image data acquired remotely using CCDAutoPilot2
RCOS 14.5" ION Milled RC f/9 Carbon Truss Ritchey-Chrétien with RCOS Field Flattener / Corrector.
Software Bisque Paramount ME, SBIG STL-11000XM