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Ngc4038 - 4039  Antennae Galaxies
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Object:            Ngc4038 & ngc4039, the Antennae Galaxies. Interacting galaxies in Corvus.
Telescope:    
Astrograph 250 f/4 Newton .  Paramount ME.  Atik 16200 ccd.  Filters: Chroma LRGB.
Exposures:        L :  80 x 15'   (20:00 ) 
                          R:  14 x 10'   (  2:20 ) 
                          G:  14 x 10'   (  2:20 )  
                          B:  14 x 10'   (  2:20 )
                             Total:    27:00 hours
Resolution:       1.05"/pixel.   Luminance  FWHM after integration: 2.9" 
Date:                May 2021 - April  2023
Site:                 
La Sagra Observatory  Puebla de Don Fadrique (Spain)    - mag 7 professional observatory skies -  
Processing:
Bias, Dark & Flat calibration
DBE
SpectroPhotometric Color Calibration
MLT linear noise reduction
BlurXTerminator
Histogram  stretching
Starnetv2 for star masks
Color saturation
adjustments
ACDNR noise reduction

Software:
PixInSight