NGC 7013

Also Known as: UGC 11670

Object Type: Spiral/Lenticular Galaxy

Constellation: Cygnus

Distance from Earth: 40 million light years

Apparent Magnitude: 12.4

Coordinates: RA 21H 03M 33.6S DEC 29 deg 53 min 51 sec

Actual Size: 43,600 light years in diameter

Apparent Dimensions: 4 arc-minutes x 1.4 arc-minutes

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Environmental Data

Date: August 3, 2022 Start Time: 9:16PM End Time: 4:02AM SQM: 17.72

Moon Age: 5.8 days Moonset: 11:01PM Moon Illumination: 33.7%

Temperature: 77 degrees F Humidity: 75% Dew Point: 67 degrees F

Location: Westport, Massachusetts 02790 Sky Condition: Clear

Comment: PHD2 calibration good

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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 Unity Platform

Imaging Status

Imaging Software: Sequence Generated Focus HFR 2.28 Platesolve: Good on 2nd attempt

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Guide Scope Data

Telescope: Stellarvue SVX130 refractor Camera: ZWO ASI290 Focuser: Optec DirectSync SV35

Dew Heater: Kendrick dew strip Software: PHD2 Tracking Result: 0.55 arc-seconds RMS

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Images Taken

Number of light frames: 180 Duration: 2 minutes Gain: 100

Camera Temperature: 0 degrees C Binning: 2x2 F-Stop: 7.0

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Number of flat frames: 52 Duration: 0.2 seconds Gain: 100

Camera Temperature: 0 degrees C Binning: 2x2 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 (from library) Duration: 2 minutes Gain: 100

Camera Temperature: 0 degrees C Binning: 2x2 F-Stop: 7.0

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Number of Bias frames: 50 (from library) Duration: 0.001 seconds Gain: 100

Camera Temperature: 0 degrees C Binning: 2x2 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: AutomaticBackgroundExtraction, ImageSolve, SpectroPhotometricColorCalibration, BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator

Non-Linear: GeneralizedHyperbolicStretch script, GAME script for mask, HDRMultiScaleTransform, CurvesTransfomration, MultiscaleLinearTransform for sharpening, CurvesTransformation, HistogramTransformation

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