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NGC 1512 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Horologium
Image Processing by Bob Fera
Data acquisition by Bob Fera and Steve Mandel
PlaneWave CDK-17 17" f/6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain
10Micron GM4000 Mount
Moravian C3-61000 Pro Camera
Chroma Filters
LRGB Composite - L:345 R:240 G:240 B:240 minutes
Sub Exposures: L:23x15min R:16x15min G:16x15min B:16x15min Unbinned
Image acquired with Voyager
Processed in Pixinsight, CCDStack and Adobe Photoshop
Taken November 2024 from Deep Space Remote Observatories - South at ObsTech El Sauce Observatory, Chile
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