NGC 5963 & NGC 5965
Common Name: The Needle Galaxy (NGC 5965)
Also Known as: : UGC 9914
Object Type: Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Draco
Distance from Earth: 148 million light years
Apparent Magnitude: 11.9
Coordinates: RA 15H 34M 02.5S DEC 56deg 41min 08sec
Actual Size: 50,000 light years (NGC 5963) .... 260,000 light years in diameter (NGC 5965)
Apparent Dimensions: 3.14 arc-minutes x 2.47 arc-minutes (NGC 5963) .... 6.16 arc-minutes x 0.84 arc-minutes (NGC 5965)
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Environmental Data
Date: July 30, 2023 Start Time: 9:18PM End Time: 2:55AM SQM: 18.38
Moon Age: 12.9 days Moonset: 2:27AM Moon Illumination: 95.7%
Temperature: 68 degrees F Humidity: 86% Dew Point: 63 degrees F
Location: Westport, Massachusetts 02790 Sky Condition: Clear
Comment:
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Imaging Scope Data
Mount: iOptron CEM120 Camera: ZWO ASI2600 OSC Focuser: Optec QuickSync FT20
Telescope: Celestron 11 inch SCT Edge Focal Length: 1960mm
Focal Reducer/Field Flattener: 0.7 focal reducer Filter: None
Rotator: Pegasus Falcon rotator Power Control: Pegasus Ultimate Powerbox V2 Dew Heater: Kendrick dew strip
Imaging Software
Mount: iOptron Commander Focuser: Optec FocusLynx Commander
Imaging: Sequence Generator Pro Platesolve: ASTAP Rotator/Control: Pegasus Utnity Platform
Imaging Status
Imaging Software: Sequence generated Focus HFR 2.99 Platesolve: Success on 2nd attempt
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Guide Scope Data
Telescope: Stellarvue SV90 refractor Camera: ZWO ASI290 Focuser: Optec DirectSync SVX30
Dew Heater: Kendrick dew strip Software: PHD2 Exposure: 3 sec Binning: 1x1 Tracking Result: 0.65 arc-seconds RMS
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Images Taken
Number of light frames: 155 Duration: 2 minutes Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -10 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
Total Integration Time: 5.17 hours
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Number of flat frames: 50 Duration: 0.16 Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -10 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
Flat Field Illumination: All-Pro 'Spike-a-Flat Field standard' illuminated panel
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Number of Dark frames: 50 Duration: 2 minutes Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -10 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
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Number of Bias frames: 50 Duration: 0.001 seconds Gain: 100
Camera Temperature: -10 degrees C Binning: 1x1 F-Stop: 7.0
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Imaging Processing
Imaging Processing Software: PixInsight
Processes utilized: Linear - calibration/integration: Flats ImageCalibration with Master Bias, Flat ImageIntegration, Images ImageCalibration with Flat Master & Dark Master, Debayer, SubFrameSelector, StarAlign, ImageIntegration
Linear - Background extraction, Color correction, deconvolution, noise reduction: DynamicBackgroundExtraction, ImageSolve, SpectroPhotometricColorCalibration, BlurXTerminator, NoiseXterminator
Non-Linear: GeneralizedHyperbolicStretch script, DynamicCrop, MultiScaleLinearTransform to sharpen, HDRMultiscaleTransform, StarReduction script, CurvesTransformation
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