NGC 4244 is an edge-on loose spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, and is part of the M94 Group, a galaxy group relatively close to the Local Group where our Milky Way lives. NGC4244 lies about 14 million light years away.
| Exposure |
• 16 hours over 7 nights (96 X 10 minutes) @ -20°C and -15°C
• Dusk flats • Camera position angle: 0° |
| Processing |
• With PixInsight: ☞ Calibrate, star-align, and integrate subframes ☞ Crop to eliminate extraneous surrounding areas ☞ Background neutralization ☞ Histogram transformation • Noise reduction with Topaz DeNoise AI • Final tweaking and sizing in Photoshop CS6 |
| Date and Location |
• 7 nights in 2022: ☞ April 27 & 28 ☞ May 2, 28, 29, 30 & 31 • Louisa County, Virginia, USA |
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Equipment |
• TMB-130SS APO refractor @ f/7 on an A-P 1200 mount • ZWO ASI-1600MC Pro color camera • Guided with a ZWO ASI-120M camera on a 60mm f/5 scope • Imaging and autoguiding with MaxIm DL 6.20 • Automated image acquisition with ACP Observatory Control |
Updated May 23, 2023