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Galaxies
NGC 4236


Object : NGC 4236
Coordinates/Direction : RA: 12h16m, DEC: +69o27'
Object size : 21.9' x 7.2'
Object magnitude : 10.5
More to know : Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ NGC_4236

NGC 4236 2024-11-22

NGC 4236 Galaxy, Sweden 2024
Date : 2024-11-22
Time (UT) : 21:58 to 23:14
Mount : SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro, beltdrive modified (DIY 2019)
Guide : ASI120 camera with off-axis
Lens/telescope : Pentax 645 FA 300 mm ED f/4 (medium format lens)
Corrector/Barlow : -
Field (FOV) : 6.8x4.5o (full frame) before crop
camera : Nikon D800, QE=0.56, full frame, 36 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature: - , no temperature sensor
Film/CCD : Raw, NEF
Filter : none
Control system: Mount, camera, focus, guide (Ekos) controlled by Astroberry (KStars/Ekos Linux, 64-bit)
Exp. time : 59x30 seconds at ISO400, dithering every 3rd image
Image process tool : Siril, Fitswork, Irfanview
Processing : flat, photo metric color calibration, crop 760x717 pixel 1:1 scale
Weather : Moon phase 56%, clear sky, temperature -8o C
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20o to 90o, 165o to 185o, Alt: 20o to 55o
Comment : A test on this galaxy once again, now with the Nikon camera and the FA lens. But from a Bortle 9 area this weak galaxy is hopeless.

NGC 4236 2022-03-04

NGC 4236 Galaxy, Sweden 2022 (click on the image to get a full resolution photo in a new window)
Date : 2022-03-04
Time (UT) : 23:10 to 23:05
Mount : SkyWatcher HEQ5, belt modified, low rider
Guide : QHY5 camera with 200 mm f/3.5 lens
Lens/telescope : Pentax 645 300 mm ED f/4 (medium format lens)
Corrector/Barlow : -
Field (FOV) : 6.8x4.5o (full frame) before crop
camera : Canon 6D, QE=0.5, full frame, 20 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature: About 6o C above surrounding temperature
Film/CCD : Raw, Cr2
Filter : none
Control system: Mount, camera, focus, guide (Ekos) controlled by Astroberry (KStars/Ekos Linux)
Exp. time : 30x30 seconds at ISO1600, dithering mode
Image process tool : Siril, Fitswork, Irfanview
Processing : level, cal bias dark flat, dithering
Weather : clear sky
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20o to 90o, 165o to 185o, Alt: 20o to 55o
Comment : More test on the roof balcony, much better view from here compare to our balcony. The hole Western hemisphere is open for me. Most important I can view objects at high latitude. Now with more photos to stack and later at night I got a more darker sky and the galaxy is easier to see.

NGC 4236 2022-01-21

NGC 4236 Galaxy, Sweden 2022 (click on the image to get a full resolution photo in a new window)
Date : 2022-01-21
Time (UT) : 18:56 to 19:14
Mount : SkyWatcher HEQ5, belt modified, low rider
Guide : QHY5 camera with 200 mm f/3.5 lens
Lens/telescope : Pentax 645 300 mm ED f/4 (medium format lens)
Corrector/Barlow : -
Field (FOV) : 6.8x4.5o (full frame) before crop
camera : Canon 6D, QE=0.5, full frame, 20 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature: About 6o C above surrounding temperature
Film/CCD : Raw, Cr2
Filter : none
Control system: Mount, camera, focus, guide (Ekos) controlled by Astroberry (KStars/Ekos Linux)
Exp. time : 8x30 seconds at ISO1600, dithering mode
Image process tool : Siril, Fitswork, Irfanview
Processing : level, cal bias dark flat, dithering
Weather : clear sky
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra, terrace at 9t floor. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 165o to 15o, Alt: 5o to 90o
Comment : Just a few images to stack to see if there is any trace of the galaxy, and yes you can see it but not more.
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