NGC 918
About image
NGC 918 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Aries, about 67 million light years from the Milky Way.
It is interesting because it is overlapped prospettically with the Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN) - belonging to our galaxy - which is particularly evident in this area of the sky.
Technical data
Optic GSO RC12 Truss - Aperture 304mm, focal lenght 2432mm, f/8
Mount 10Micron GM2000 HPSII
Camera ZWO ASI 2600 MM Pro with filter wheel 7 positions
Filters Astrodon Gen2 E-Serie Tru-Balance 50mm unmounted LRGB, Ha 5nm
Guiding system ZWO OAG-L with guide camera ASI 174MM
Exposure details L 69x300" bin3 -15C gain 100
R 18x300" bin3 -15C gain 100
G 17x300" bin3 -15C gain 100
B 17x300" bin3 -15C gain 100
Total integration 10h5'
Acquisition Voyager, PHD2
Processing Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5, BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, StarXTerminator
SQM-L 21.14
Location Promiod (Aosta Valley, Italy), own remote observatory
Date 28/29 September, 28 October 2025
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