NGC2403

[astro mick]

Hi.

Located in the constellation of Camelopardalis NGC 2403 is an outlaying member of the M81 group.Its approx distance is 8 milllion lt/yrs.

I captured this image with my dual rig.

The Luminance and the H_Alpha were taken with an ED 80 F7.5 and an Atik 314L+.

The RGB were taken with an ED80 F7.5 and  Atik 320E.

All exposures were of 700 secs duration, and i captured 14 of each.

Fully calibrated with Darks/Flats and Bias Frames.

Cheers.

Mick.

[mdstuart]

Lovely picture you can really see the spiral arms.   I think it is actually less than 10 million light years away.

Thanks for sharing the picture.

Mark

[Mark at Beaufort]

Great photo Mick. I always remember tracking this galaxy (Caldwell 7) down at the SGL5 star party in 2010. Found memories - so thanks for posting.

[astro mick]

3 hours ago, mdstuart said:

Lovely picture you can really see the spiral arms.   I think it is actually less than 10 million light years away.

Thanks for sharing the picture.

Mark

Oops quite right Mark.Now corrected.

Mick.

[astro mick]

20 minutes ago, Mark at Beaufort said:

Great photo Mick. I always remember tracking this galaxy (Caldwell 7) down at the SGL5 star party in 2010. Found memories - so thanks for posting.

Thanks Mark.I think its a hidden gem.

Mick.