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Ngc 7479  - the Integral Sign Galaxy
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Object:            Ngc 7479,  barred spiral galaxy in Pegasus.
Telescope:    
 Luminance:   Astrograph 400 f/4 Newton.  3" 1.15x coma corrector up to 1850mm fl). Paramount ME.  ASI 6200 MM cmos.  Chroma L filter.
                       Color:            Astrograph  250 f/4 Newton.  Paramount ME.  ATIK 16200.  Chroma RGB filters
Exposures:        L : 347 x 10'   ( 57:50 ) 
                          R:   40 x   5'   (   3:20 ) 
                          G:   40 x   5'   (   3:20 ) 
                          B:   40 x   5'   (   3:20 )
                              Total:    67:50 hours

Resolution:       0.41"/pixel.   Luminance  FWHM after integration: 2.2" 
Date:                July 2023 - August  2024
Site:                 
Luminance:  Sagan Observatory      Las Rozas  (Spain)     - mag 4.5 suburban skies -
                        Color:           La Sagra Observatory  Puebla de Don Fadrique (Spain)    - mag 7 professional observatory skies -

Processing (PixInSight):
Bias, Dark & Flat calibration
MultiscaleGradientCorrection
SpectroPhotometric Color Calibration
NoiseXTerminator
BlurXTerminator
GHS and Histogram stretching
StarXTerminator for star masks
HighDynamicRange Multiscale Transform
Color saturation and Curves adjustments
Local Histogram Equalization