Antilhue - Chile

NGC 7424 in Grus
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Image Data

Designation NGC 7424
Object type Spiral galaxy
Coordinates 22h57min  -41°03'   (Grus) 
Description In spite of its large 10x8 arcmin size, this nice spiral galaxy is not mentioned in Hartung's "Astronomical Objects for Southern Telescopes", possibly because of its low surface brightness.  Turbulent atmospheric conditions made imaging and processing a challenge and caused an overall softness to the final result.
Exposure LRGB 75:30:30:60 min @ -15°C - RGB binned 2x2
Camera SBIG ST-10XE + SBIG CFW-8 with Astronomik Type II filter set
Optics RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9
Mount Astro-Physics AP1200GTO
Software MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta 11, Registar, Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Location - Date - Time Vicuña (Chile) - 25Oct2003 - 02:00 UTC
Conditions Transparency 6-7,  Seeing 3-5, Temperature +15°C