
NGC3109 – 2025-04-04T12:18:35.26 – 5x120s Lum – PSc 0.64″/px – bin 1×1
0.3-m f/9 reflector + Apogee Alta U16 CCD
iTelescope.Net at Siding Spring Observatory Australia – MPC Q62
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NGC3109 – 2025-04-04T12:18:35.26 – 5x120s Lum – PSc 0.64″/px – bin 1×1
0.3-m f/9 reflector + Apogee Alta U16 CCD
iTelescope.Net at Siding Spring Observatory Australia – MPC Q62

2025-05-01T10:14:40 – 9x120s Lum – PSc 0.64″/px – bin 1×1
0.3-m f/9 reflector + Apogee Alta U16 CCD camera
iTelescope.Net at Siding Spring Observatory Australia – MPC Q62

NGC5258 & NGC5257 – 2025-04-06T14:32:13.650 – 5x180s Lum – PSc 0.53″/px – bin 2×2
0.43-m f/6.8 reflector + ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro
iTelescope.Net at Siding Spring Observatory Australia – MPC Q62

NGC3621 (Galaxy)
2025-04-18T05:48 – 20x120s Lum – PSc 1.72″/px – BIN2
Newtonian 10″ 250mm F3.8 – ASI6200 CCD camera
Deep Sky Chile at Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile – MPC TX07
11 images in luminance showing the galaxy cluster Abell 1377, each with 180 seconds of exposure, captured using a 0.61m f/6.5 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph at the Sierra Remote Observatory. Calibration, registration, and stacking were performed with IRIS. Before removing the background gradient, a star mask was applied to reduce the star brightness, allowing the galaxy behind to become more visible.

Barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda, distant about 40 million light years from Earth.


The final result is the combination of 4 images at 120 seconds in Luminance for a total of 8 minutes exposition with a Planewave CDK 24” in Sierra Remote Observatory at Auberry California.
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