IMAGE DETAILS

NGC 5284 OR BETTER KNOWN AS CALDWELL 45 (THE CALDWELL CATALOGUE IS A LIST COMPILED BY PATRICK 'CALDWELL' MOORE) IS A MAGNITUDE 11.30 FACE ON SPIRAL GALAXY IN THE CONSTELLATION OF BOOTES. THERE IS ANOTHER FAINTER GALAXY TO THE TOP RIGHT OF THE IMAGE, THIS IS PGC48114, A MAGNITUDE 15.40 GALAXY.

CAPTURE AND PROCESSING INFORMATION

CAMERA :  SBIG ST2000XM WITH CFW8

TELESCOPE :  8" SCT @F/10

FOCAL LENGTH :  2000MM

MOUNT :  LOSMANDY G-11

GUIDING :  SELF-GUIDED WITH ST2000XM

COOLING :  -20 DEGREES

LRGB :  25 MINUTES

BINNING : 2X2

IMAGE SCALE : 1.52 ARCSEC/PIXEL

ACQUISITION : CCDSOFT

 PROCESSED : MAXIM DL, IMAGESPLUS, PHOTOSHOP

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