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Ray Astro Explorer
16 Oct 2024
NGC6744 aka Pavo Galaxy
A grand barred spiral galaxy with an irregular galaxy NGC6744a as a companion, is situated at a distance of about 30 million light years.
Data from The CDK24 telescope in Chile when fitted with a CCD camera in 2021 and 2022 and subsequently with a CMOS camera during 2023 was combined in APP.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1672
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 71.4273 Dec -59.2474
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 Apr 2021 - 08 Apr 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 695 | 3h40m | 19 |
| Luminance | 568 | 3h | 19 |
| Red | 568 | 3h | 19 |
| Green | 567 | 2h50m | 18 |