NGC 672 and IC 1727
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| Photographer | Wes Stauffer |
| Optics | A&M RC 400 IM-T |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Guiding | SBIG ST 402 through MMOAG with ProTrack engaged |
| Camera | Apogee U16M at -20C |
| Filters | Astrodon LRGB Generation 1 |
| Dates/Times | October 20 - 31, 2008 |
| Location | Tiburon, CA |
| Exposure Details | 300 minutes Luminance 150 Minutes each RGB |
| Acquisition | CCDSoft 5 and The Sky 6 Controlled via CCDAutopilot 4 |
| Processing | CCDStack, Photoshop CS3 |
| Notes | NGC 672 (on the
right) and IC 1727 (on the left) are interacting galaxies some 18
million light years distant from Earth and separated by approximately
88,000 light years.  |
