IC342 Spiral Galaxy shows a marked reddish cast because it lies in line with our own galaxy's plane and the galactic dust of the Milky Way attenuates the light.
OPTICS: Televue NP-127 f/5.2
MOUNT: Mountain Instruments 250
CAMERA: ST-10XME
GUIDING: ST-402 on TMB80 f/6
FILTERS: Astrodon "E" Series TruBalance
EXPOSURE: 8.76 hours Total, RGB (5min subframes)
DATE(S): 11/16/2006
LOCATION: Horizontal Heavens Observatory, Texas USA
ACQUISITION: CCDSoft v5
PROCESSING: ImagesPlus, CCDSoft, PhotoshopCS2
FULL SIZE: http://www.gvtc.com/˜mhowell/IC342-SpiralGalaxy.jpg
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