Object Information:

 

NGC 1300 is an excellent example of a "barred spiral galaxy" where the spiral arms connect to a central bar rather than spiral in toward the center.  NGC 1300 is approximately 69 million light years distant.

  Imaged at: 

 

Hole-in-the Wall Campground, Mojave National Preserve, California;
Elevation - 4,400 feet

  Equipment:  

 

Optics - RC Optical Systems 10" Ritchey-Chrétien optical tube at f/9,
Mount - Astro Physics 1200 GTO,
Camera - Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) ST-10XME NABG CCD,
Filter - SBIG CFW-8 with Astrodon "E" Series CRGB filters

  Exposure Information:

 

October 6 and 7, 2005
Luminance - a sum of 15, eight minute exposures for a total exposure time of 120 minutes.

RGB - 5 x eight minute exposures for each color channel at 2x2 binning.

  Camera Control Software:

 

CCD Soft Ver. 5

  Image Processing Software:

 

Image calibration - MIRA AP 7; Final processing - Photoshop CS