NGC4244 - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici - LRGB

ngc4244 LRGB


From Wikipedia:  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.

17/15/15 x 10 min each of RGB
32 x 10 min Lum
Camera: Apogee U16M (16803) w Gen II Astrodon LRGB
Scope: Planewave 12.5" CDK
Mount: Paramount ME
Guiding SBIG ST402ME via Astrodon MMOAG
PixInsight processing:
RGB: - SPCC, BlurX, NoiseX, Curves, HT, DBE, masked saturation boost
Lum - BlurX, NoiseX, Curves, HT, DBE

Clean-up and other tweaks then save-for-web in PS CC

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Lucknow, Ontario
March 2024

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