NGC 613

 

NASA's APOD site states "NGC 613 is 65 million light-years away in the southern constellation Sculptor.

Over 100 thousand light-years across, NGC 613 seems to have more than its fair share of spiral arms

laced with cosmic dust clouds and bright star forming regions near the ends of a dominant central bar"

 

The above image was taken from light polluted urban skies of southern Sydney.

Equipment set-up

Alluna Optics RC16

Alluna Optics AFC

SBIG STX16803 and FW5

Software Bisque

Paramount PMEII

L 36 x 10 minute exposures, RGB 40:40:20 minutes

Data capture CCDops, Calibration MaxIm CCD, Processing PixInsight, Photoschop CC 2017

Copyright Peter J Ward 2017

Can you see all 26 grey scales above?